Discuss: Characteristics Of Ethnocentrism.
Discuss: Characteristics Of Ethnocentrism.
Question 7 While conducting a health history, a patient demonstrates characteristics of ethnocentrism What behaviors did the nurse observe in the patient?
Select all that apply
1. Superiority with ethnic group
2. Concern with race
3. Fear of strangers
4. Morbid fear of strangers
5. Ethnic pride
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Question 8 While collecting demographics, the nurse learns that an American patient is married to an immigrant from another country What does this patient’s marriage exemplify?
1. Assimilation
2. Socialization
3. Acculturation
4. Ethnicity
Question 9 A patient living in the United States for 10 years is distressed about not “fitting in” with American society What aspects of acculturation will the nurse discuss with this patient?
Select all that apply
1. Socialization
2. Acculturation
3. Assimilation
4. Ethnicity
5. Heritage consistency
Question 10 A patient born in a European country speaks excellent American English The nurse realizes that this patient has achieved which type of assimilation?
1. Cultural
2. Marital
3. Primary structural
4. Secondary structural
Question 11 A patient tells the nurse that it is important for him or her to be discharged soon because it is expected that the family’s needs be met Which aspect of heritage consistency is this patient demonstrating?
1. Culture
2. Ethnicity
3. Religion
4. Acculturation
Question 12 What aspects of a patient’s culture will the health care provider keep in mind when providing care?
Select all that apply
1. Parts of a person’s culture are under conscious control.
2. It is an extension of biological capabilities.
3. It is the medium of social relationships.
4. It identifies food preferences.
5. It explains folklore and music.
Question 13 The nurse is planning care for an older patient What will the nurse take into consideration to reduce generational conflict?
Select all that apply
1. Events that occurred when the patient was 10 years of age
2. Ethnocultural status of the nurse
3. Age of the nurse
4. Life trajectory
5. Religion
Question 14 The nurse identifies that a patient from a different culture will not make eye contact during the assessment process What does the lack of eye contact indicate to the nurse?
1. Respect
2. Friendliness
3. Hiding something
4. Fear
Question 15 A patient tells the nurse that a health problem is common among people of the patient’s ethnic background What other characteristics would the nurse assess as contributing to this patient’s ethnicity?
Select all that apply
1. Food preferences
2. Employment patterns
3. Special interest in the homeland
4. Divine intervention
Question 16 The nurse is not happy to learn that a newly admitted patient is from the same culture as a previous patient who had created much turmoil on the care area What behavior is this nurse prone to demonstrate?
1. Prejudice
2. Discrimination
3. Ethnocentrism
4. Racism
Question 17 A seminal event in the boomer generation that can still elicit comments today is the question:
1. “Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot?”
2. “Do you remember Pearl Harbor?”
3. “What were you doing on September 11, 2001?”
4. “How did the Challenger tragedy affect you?”
Question 18 The staff development instructor is planning a seminar that focuses on the variables leading to generational conflict What will the instructor include in this content?
Select all that apply
1. Decade of birth
2. Generation in the United States
3. Class
4. Language
5. Socialization
Question 19 A patient tells the health care provider that a foot injury occurred while participating in Oktoberfest as a dancer The patient is explaining which aspect of heritage consistency?
1. Ethnicity
2. Culture
3. Religion
4. Assimilation
Question 20 A health care provider comments that a patient is “too old to take care of herself” and needs to “let a man make decisions for her” The nurse recognizes that this health care provider is demonstrating which misanthropic feelings?
Select all that apply
1. Ageism
2. Sexism
3. Racism
4. Heterosexism
5. Ethnocentrism
