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Chapter 02: Social, Cultural, Religious, and Family Influences on Child Health
Promotion
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Children are taught the values of their culture through observation and feedback relative to
their own behavior. In teaching a class on cultural competence, the nurse should be aware
that which factor may be culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries
ANS: C
Status is culturally determined and varies according to each culture. Some cultures ascribe
higher status to age or socioeconomic position. Social roles also are influenced by the
culture. Ethnicity is an affiliation of a set of persons who share a unique cultural, social,
and linguistic heritage. It is one component of culture. Race and culture are two distinct
attributes. Whereas racial grouping describes transmissible traits, culture is determined by
the pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that unconsciously frames or guides the
outlook and decisions of a group of people. Cultural development may be limited by
geographic boundaries, but the boundaries are not culturally determined.
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2. The nurse is aware that if patientsโ different cultures are implied to be inferior, the
emotional attitude the nurse is displaying is what?
a. Acculturation
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural shock
d. Cultural sensitivity
ANS: B
Ethnocentrism is the belief that oneโs way of living and behaving is the best way. This
includes the emotional attitude that the values, beliefs, and perceptions of oneโs ethnic
group are superior to those of others. Acculturation is the gradual changes that are
produced in a culture by the influence of another culture that cause one or both cultures to
become more similar. The minority culture is forced to learn the majority culture to
survive. Cultural shock is the helpless feeling and state of disorientation felt by an outsider
attempting to adapt to a different culture group. Cultural sensitivity, a component of
culturally competent care, is an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.
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3. Which term best describes the sharing of common characteristics that differentiates one
group from other groups in a society?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Race
Culture
Ethnicity
Superiority
ANS: C
Ethnicity is a classification aimed at grouping individuals who consider themselves, or are
considered by others, to share common characteristics that differentiate them from the
other collectivities in a society, and from which they develop their distinctive cultural
behavior. Race is a term that groups together people by their outward physical appearance.
Culture is a pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that unconsciously frames or
guides the outlook and decisions of a group of people. A culture is composed of
individuals who share a set of values, beliefs, and practices that serve as a frame of
reference for individual perception and judgments. Superiority is the state or quality of
being superior; it does not apply to ethnicity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
REF: p. 39
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4. After the family, which has the greatest influence on providing continuity between
generations?
a. Race
b. School
c. Social class
d. Government
ANS: B
Schools convey a tremendous amount of culture from the older members to the younger
members of society. They prepare children to carry out the traditional social roles that will
be expected of them as adults. Race is defined as a division of humankind possessing traits
that are transmissible by descent and are sufficient to characterize race as a distinct human
type; although race may have an influence on childrearing practices, its role is not as
significant as that of schools. Social class refers to the familyโs economic and educational
levels. The social class of a family may change between generations. The government
establishes parameters for children, including amount of schooling, but this is usually at a
local level. The school culture has the most significant influence on continuity besides
family.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
REF: p. 33
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5. The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different ethnic background. Which should
be an appropriate goal?
a. Adapt, as necessary, ethnic practices to health needs.
b. Attempt, in a nonjudgmental way, to change ethnic beliefs.
c. Encourage continuation of ethnic practices in the hospital setting.
d. Strive to keep ethnic background from influencing health needs.
ANS: A
Whenever possible, nurses should facilitate the integration of ethnic practices into health
care provision. The ethnic background is part of the individual; it should be difficult to
eliminate the influence of ethnic background. The ethnic practices need to be evaluated
within the context of the health care setting to determine whether they are conflicting.
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6. The nurse discovers welts on the back of a Vietnamese child during a home health visit.
The childโs mother says she has rubbed the edge of a coin on her childโs oiled skin. The
nurse should recognize this as what?
a. Child abuse
b. Cultural practice to rid the body of disease
c. Cultural practice to treat enuresis or temper tantrums
d. Child discipline measure common in the Vietnamese culture
ANS: B
This is descriptive of coining. The welts are created by repeatedly rubbing a coin on the
childโs oiled skin. The mother is attempting to rid the childโs body of disease. Coining is a
cultural healing practice. Coining is not specific for enuresis or temper tantrums. This is
not child abuse or discipline.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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7. A Hispanic toddler has pneumonia. The nurse notices that the parent consistently feeds the
child only the broth that comes on the clear liquid tray. Food items, such as Jell-O,
Popsicles, and juices, are left. Which statement best explains this?
a. The parent is trying to feed the child only what the child likes most.
b. Hispanics believe the โevil eyeโ enters when a person gets cold.
c. The parent is trying to restore normal balance through appropriate โhotโ remedies.
d. Hispanics believe an innate energy called chi is strengthened by eating soup.
ANS: C
In several cultures, including Filipino, Chinese, Arabic, and Hispanic, hot and cold
describe certain properties completely unrelated to temperature. Respiratory conditions
such as pneumonia are โcoldโ conditions and are treated with โhotโ foods. The child may
like broth but is unlikely to always prefer it to Jell-O, Popsicles, and juice. The evil eye
applies to a state of imbalance of health, not curative actions. Chinese individuals, not
Hispanic individuals, believe in chi as an innate energy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
REF: p. 40
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8. How is family systems theory best described?
a. The family is viewed as the sum of individual members.
b. A change in one family member cannot create a change in other members.
c. Individual family members are readily identified as the source of a problem.
d. When the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the system.
ANS: D
Family systems theory describes an interactional model. Any change in one member will
create change in others. Although the family is the sum of the individual members, family
systems theory focuses on the number of dyad interactions that can occur. The
interactions, not the individual members, are considered to be the problem.
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9. Which family theory is described as a series of tasks for the family throughout its life
span?
a. Exchange theory
b. Developmental theory
c. Structural-functional theory
d. Symbolic interactional theory
ANS: B
In developmental systems theory, the family is described as a small group, a semiclosed
system of personalities that interact with the larger cultural system. Changes do not occur
in one part of the family without changes in others. Exchange theory assumes that humans,
families, and groups seek rewarding statuses so that rewards are maximized while costs
are minimized. Structural-functional theory states that the family performs at least one
societal function while also meeting family needs. Symbolic interactional theory describes
the family as a unit of interacting persons with each occupying a position within the
family.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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10. Which family theory explains how families react to stressful events and suggests factors
that promote adaptation to these events?
a. Interactional theory
b. Family stress theory
c. Eriksonโs psychosocial theory
d. Developmental systems theory
ANS: B
Family stress theory explains the reaction of families to stressful events. In addition, the
theory helps suggest factors that promote adaptation to the stress. Stressors, both positive
and negative, are cumulative and affect the family. Adaptation requires a change in family
structure or interaction. Interactional theory is not a family theory. Interactions are the
basis of general systems theory. Eriksonโs theory applies to individual growth and
development, not families. Developmental systems theory is an outgrowth of Duvallโs
theory. The family is described as a small group, a semiclosed system of personalities that
interact with the larger cultural system. Changes do not occur in one part of the family
without changes in others.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
REF: p. 19
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11. Which type of family should the nurse recognize when the paternal grandmother, the
parents, and two minor children live together?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Blended
Nuclear
Extended
Binuclear
ANS: C
An extended family contains at least one parent, one or more children, and one or more
members (related or unrelated) other than a parent or sibling. A blended family contains at
least one stepparent, stepsibling, or half-sibling. A nuclear family consists of two parents
and their children. No other relatives or nonrelatives are present in the household. In
binuclear families, parents continue the parenting role while terminating the spousal unit.
For example, when joint custody is assigned by the court, each parent has equal rights and
responsibilities for the minor child or children.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
REF: pp. 20-21
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12. Which type of family should the nurse recognize when a mother, her children, and a
stepfather live together?
a. Traditional nuclear
b. Blended
c. Extended
d. Binuclear
ANS: B
A blended family contains at least one stepparent, stepsibling, or half-sibling. A traditional
nuclear family consists of a married couple and their biologic children. No other relatives
or nonrelatives are present in the household. An extended family contains at least one
parent, one or more children, and one or more members (related or unrelated) other than a
parent or sibling. In binuclear families, parents continue the parenting role while
terminating the spousal unit. For example, when joint custody is assigned by the court,
each parent has equal rights and responsibilities for the minor child or children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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13. Which is an accurate description of homosexual (or gay-lesbian) families?
a. A nurturing environment is lacking.
b. The children become homosexual like their parents.
c. The stability needed to raise healthy children is lacking.
d. The quality of parenting is equivalent to that of nongay parents.
ANS: D
Although gay or lesbian families may be different from heterosexual families, the
environment can be as healthy as any other. Lacking a nurturing environment and stability
is reflective on the parents and family, not the type of family. There is little evidence to
support that children become homosexual like their parents.
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REF: pp. 21-22
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14. The nurse is teaching a group of new nursing graduates about identifiable qualities of
strong families that help them function effectively. Which quality should be included in
the teaching?
a. Lack of congruence among family members
b. Clear set of family values, rules, and beliefs
c. Adoption of one coping strategy that always promotes positive functioning in
dealing with life events
d. Sense of commitment toward growth of individual family members as opposed to
that of the family unit
ANS: B
A clear set of family rules, values, and beliefs that establish expectations about acceptable
and desired behavior is one of the qualities of strong families that help them function
effectively. Strong families have a sense of congruence among family members regarding
the value and importance of assigning time and energy to meet needs. Varied coping
strategies are used by strong families. The sense of commitment is toward the growth and
well-being of individual family members, as well as the family unit.
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15. When assessing a family, the nurse determines that the parents exert little or no control
over their children. This style of parenting is called which?
a. Permissive
b. Dictatorial
c. Democratic
d. Authoritarian
ANS: A
Permissive parents avoid imposing their own standards of conduct and allow their children
to regulate their own activity as much as possible. The parents exert little or no control
over their childrenโs actions. Dictatorial or authoritarian parents attempt to control their
childrenโs behavior and attitudes through unquestioned mandates. They establish rules and
regulations or standards of conduct that they expect to be followed rigidly and
unquestioningly. Democratic parents combine permissive and dictatorial styles. They
direct their childrenโs behavior and attitudes by emphasizing the reasons for rules and
negatively reinforcing deviations. They respect their childrenโs individual natures.
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16. When discussing discipline with the mother of a 4-year-old child, which should the nurse
include?
a. Parental control should be consistent.
b. Withdrawal of love and approval is effective at this age.
c. Children as young as 4 years rarely need to be disciplined.
d. One should expect rules to be followed rigidly and unquestioningly.
ANS: A
For effective discipline, parents must be consistent and must follow through with
agreed-on actions. Withdrawal of love and approval is never appropriate or effective. The
4-year-old child will test limits and may misbehave. Children of this age do not respond to
verbal reasoning. Realistic goals should be set for this age group. Discipline is necessary
to reinforce these goals. Discipline strategies should be appropriate to the childโs age and
temperament and the severity of the misbehavior. Following rules rigidly and
unquestioningly is beyond the developmental capabilities of a 4-year-old child.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
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17. Which is a consequence of the physical punishment of children, such as spanking?
a. The psychologic impact is usually minimal.
b. The childโs development of reasoning increases.
c. Children rarely become accustomed to spanking.
d. Misbehavior is likely to occur when parents are not present.
ANS: D
Through the use of physical punishment, children learn what they should not do. When
parents are not around, it is more likely that children will misbehave because they have not
learned to behave well for their own sake but rather out of fear of punishment. Spanking
can cause severe physical and psychologic injury and interfere with effective parentโchild
interaction. The use of corporal punishment may interfere with the childโs development of
moral reasoning. Children do become accustomed to spanking, requiring more severe
corporal punishment each time.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing
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18. The parents of a young child ask the nurse for suggestions about discipline. When
discussing the use of time-outs, which should the nurse include?
a. Send the child to his or her room if the child has one.
b. A general rule for length of time is 1 hour per year of age.
c. Select an area that is safe and nonstimulating, such as a hallway.
d. If the child cries, refuses, or is more disruptive, try another approach.
ANS: C
The area must be nonstimulating and safe. The child becomes bored in this environment
and then changes behavior to rejoin activities. The childโs room may have toys and
activities that negate the effect of being separated from the family. The general rule is 1
minute per year of age. An hour per year is excessive. When the child cries, refuses, or is
more disruptive, the time-out does not start; the time-out begins when the child quiets.
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19. A 3-year-old child was adopted immediately after birth. The parents have just asked the
nurse how they should tell the child that she is adopted. Which guideline concerning
adoption should the nurse use in planning a response?
a. It is best to wait until the child asks about it.
b. The best time to tell the child is between the ages of 7 and 10 years.
c. It is not necessary to tell a child who was adopted so young.
d. Telling the child is an important aspect of their parental responsibilities.
ANS: D
It is important for the parents not to withhold information about the adoption from the
child. It is an essential component of the childโs identity. There is no recommended best
time to tell children. It is believed that children should be told young enough so they do
not remember a time when they did not know. It should be done before the children enter
school to prevent third parties from telling the children before the parents have had the
opportunity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing
REF: p. 27
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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20. Children may believe that they are responsible for their parentsโ divorce and interpret the
separation as punishment. At which age is this most likely to occur?
a. 1 year
b. 4 years
c. 8 years
d. 13 years
ANS: B
Preschool-age children are most likely to blame themselves for the divorce. A 4-year-old
child will fear abandonment and express bewilderment regarding all human relationships.
A 4-year-old child has magical thinking and believes his or her actions cause
consequences, such as divorce. For infants, divorce may increase their irritability and
interfere with the attachment process, but they are too young to feel responsibility.
School-age children will have feelings of deprivation, including the loss of a parent,
attention, money, and a secure future. Adolescents are able to disengage themselves from
the parental conflict.
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21. A parent of a school-age child tells the school nurse that the parents are going through a
divorce. The child has not been doing well in school and sometimes has trouble sleeping.
The nurse should recognize this as what?
a. Indicative of maladjustment
b. A common reaction to divorce
c. Suggestive of a lack of adequate parenting
d. An unusual response that indicates a need for referral
ANS: B
Parental divorce affects school-age children in many ways. In addition to difficulties in
school, they often have profound sadness, depression, fear, insecurity, frequent crying,
loss of appetite, and sleep disorders. The childโs responses are common reactions of
school-age children to parental divorce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
REF: p. 29
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
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22. A mother brings 6-month-old Eric to the clinic for a well-baby checkup. She comments, โI
want to go back to work, but I donโt want Eric to suffer because Iโll have less time with
him.โ Which is the nurseโs most appropriate answer?
a. โIโm sure heโll be fine if you get a good babysitter.โ
b. โYou will need to stay home until Eric starts school.โ
c. โLetโs talk about the child care options that will be best for Eric.โ
d. โYou should go back to work so Eric will get used to being with others.โ
ANS: C
Asking the mother about child care options is an open-ended statement that will assist the
mother in exploring her concerns about what is best for both her and Eric. The other three
answers are directive; they do not address the effect that her working will have on Eric.
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23. A foster parent is talking to the nurse about the health care needs for the child who has
been placed in the parentโs care. Which statement best describes the health care needs of
foster children?
a. Foster children always come from abusive households and are emotionally fragile.
b. Foster children tend to have a higher than normal incidence of acute and chronic
health problems.
c. Foster children are usually born prematurely and require technologically advanced
health care.
d. Foster children will not stay in the home for an extended period, so health care
needs are not as important as emotional fulfillment.
ANS: B
Children who are placed in foster care have a higher incidence of acute and chronic health
problems and may experience feelings of isolation and confusion; therefore, they should
be monitored closely. Foster children do not always come from abusive households and
may or may not be emotionally fragile; not all foster children are born prematurely or
require technically advanced health care; and foster children may stay in the home for
extended periods, so their health care needs require attention.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
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REF: p. 32
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24. The nurse is planning to counsel family members as a group to assess the familyโs group
dynamics. Which theoretic family model is the nurse using as a framework?
a. Feminist theory
b. Family stress theory
c. Family systems theory
d. Developmental theory
ANS: C
In family systems theory, the family is viewed as a system that continually interacts with
its members and the environment. The emphasis is on the interaction between the
members; a change in one family member creates a change in other members, which in
turn results in a new change in the original member. Assessing the familyโs group
dynamics is an example of using this theory as a framework. Family stress theory explains
how families react to stressful events and suggests factors that promote adaptation to
stress. Developmental theory addresses family change over time using Duvallโs family life
cycle stages based on the predictable changes in the familyโs structure, function, and roles,
with the age of the oldest child as the marker for stage transition. Feminist theories assume
that privilege and power are inequitably distributed based upon gender, race, and class.
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25. The nurse is reviewing the importance of role learning for children. The nurse understands
that childrenโs roles are primarily shaped by which members?
a. Peers
b. Parents
c. Siblings
d. Grandparents
ANS: B
Childrenโs roles are shaped primarily by the parents, who apply direct or indirect pressures
to induce or force children into the desired patterns of behavior or direct their efforts
toward modification of the role responses of the child on a mutually acceptable basis.
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26. The nurse is caring for an adolescent hospitalized for asthma. The adolescent belongs to a
large family. The nurse recognizes that the adolescent is likely to relate to which group?
a. Peers
b. Parents
c. Siblings
d. Teachers
ANS: A
Adolescents from a large family are more peer oriented than family oriented. Adolescents
in small families identify more strongly with their parents and rely more on them for
advice.
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27. The nurse is explaining different parenting styles to a group of parents. The nurse explains
that an authoritative parenting style can lead to which child behavior?
a. Shyness
b. Self-reliance
c. Submissiveness
d. Self-consciousness
ANS: B
Children raised by parents with an authoritative parenting style tend to have high
self-esteem and are self-reliant, assertive, inquisitive, content, and highly interactive with
other children. Children raised by parents with an authoritarian parenting style tend to be
sensitive, shy, self-conscious, retiring, and submissive.
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28. Parents of a preschool child ask the nurse, โShould we set rules for our child as part of a
discipline plan?โ Which is an accurate response by the nurse?
a. โIt is best to delay the punishment if a rule is broken.โ
b. โThe child is too young for rules. At this age, unrestricted freedom is best.โ
c. โIt is best to set the rules and reason with the child when the rules are broken.โ
d. โSet clear and reasonable rules and expect the same behavior regardless of the
circumstances.โ
ANS: D
Nurses can help parents establish realistic and concrete โrules.โ The clearer the limits that
are set and the more consistently they are enforced, the less need there is for disciplinary
action. Delaying punishment weakens its intent. Children want and need limits.
Unrestricted freedom is a threat to their security and safety. Reasoning involves explaining
why an act is wrong and is usually appropriate for older children, especially when moral
issues are involved. However, young children cannot be expected to โsee the other sideโ
because of their egocentrism.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
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29. The nurse is discussing issues that are important with parents considering a cross-racial
adoption. Which statement made by the parents indicates further teaching is needed?
a. โWe will try to preserve the adopted childโs racial heritage.โ
b. โWe are glad we will be getting full medical information when we adopt our
child.โ
c. โWe will make sure to have everyone realize this is our child and a member of the
family.โ
d. โWe understand strangers may make thoughtless comments about our child being
different from us.โ
ANS: B
In international adoptions, the medical information the parents receive may be incomplete
or sketchy; weight, height, and head circumference are often the only objective
information present in the childโs medical record. Further teaching is needed if the parents
expect full medical information. It is advised that parents who adopt children with
different ethnic backgrounds do everything to preserve the adopted childrenโs racial
heritage. Strangers may make thoughtless comments and talk about the children as though
they were not members of the family. It is vital that family members declare to others that
this is their child and a cherished member of the family.
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30. The school nurse understands that children are impacted by divorce. Which has the most
impact on the positive outcome of a divorce?
a. Age of the child
b. Gender of the child
c. Family characteristics
d. Ongoing family conflict
ANS: C
Family characteristics are more crucial to the childโs well-being during a divorce than
specific child characteristics, such as age or sex. High levels of ongoing family conflict are
related to problems of social development, emotional stability, and cognitive skills for the
child.
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31. The nurse is discussing parenting in reconstituted families with a new stepparent. The
nurse is aware that the new stepparent understands the teaching when which statement is
made?
a. โI am glad there will be no disruption in my lifestyle.โ
b. โI donโt think children really want to live in a two-parent home.โ
c. โI realize there may be power conflicts bringing two households together.โ
d. โI understand contact between grandparents should be kept to a minimum.โ
ANS: C
The entry of a stepparent into a ready-made family requires adjustments for all family
members. Power conflicts are expected, and flexibility, mutual support, and open
communication are critical in successful relationships. So the statement that power
conflicts are possible means teaching was understood. Some obstacles to the role
adjustments and family problem solving include disruption of previous lifestyles and
interaction patterns, complexity in the formation of new ones, and lack of social supports.
Most children from divorced families want to live in a two-parent home. There should be
continued contact with grandparents.
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse is presenting a staff development program about understanding culture in the
health care encounter. Which components should the nurse include in the program? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Cultural humility
b. Cultural research
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural competency
ANS: A, C, D
There are several different ways health care providers can best attend to all the different
facets that make up an individualโs culture. Cultural competence tends to promote building
information about a specific culture. Cultural sensitivity, a second way of understanding
culture in the context of the clinical encounter, may be understood as a way of using oneโs
knowledge, consideration, understanding, respect, and tailoring after realizing awareness
of self and others and encountering a diverse group or individual. Cultural humility, the
third component, is a commitment and active engagement in a lifelong process that
individuals enter into for an ongoing basis with patients, communities, colleagues, and
themselves. Cultural research is not a component of understanding culture in the health
care encounter.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing
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2. The parents of a 5-year-old child ask the nurse how they can minimize misbehavior.
Which responses should the nurse give? (Select all that apply.)
a. Set clear and reasonable goals.
b. Praise your child for desirable behavior.
c. Donโt call attention to unacceptable behavior.
d. Teach desirable behavior through your own example.
e. Donโt provide an opportunity for your child to have any control.
ANS: A, B, D
To minimize misbehavior, parents should (1) set clear and reasonable rules and expect the
same behavior regardless of the circumstances, (2) praise children for desirable behavior
with attention and verbal approval, and (3) teach desirable behavior through their own
example. Parents should call attention to unacceptable behavior as soon as it begins and
provide children with opportunities for power and control.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
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3. Which describe the feelings and behaviors of early preschool children related to divorce?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Regressive behavior
b. Fear of abandonment
c. Fear regarding the future
d. Blame themselves for the divorce
e. Intense desire for reconciliation of parents
ANS: A, B, D
Feelings and behaviors of early preschool children related to divorce include regressive
behavior, fear of abandonment, and blaming themselves for the divorce. Fear regarding the
future and intense desire for reconciliation of parents is a reaction later school-age children
have to divorce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 29
Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
TOP: Integrated Process:
4. Which describe the feelings and behaviors of adolescents related to divorce? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Disturbed concept of sexuality
b. May withdraw from family and friends
c. Worry about themselves, parents, or siblings
d. Expression of anger, sadness, shame, or embarrassment
e. Engage in fantasy to seek understanding of the divorce
ANS: A, B, C, D
Feelings and behaviors of adolescents related to divorce include a disturbed concept of
sexuality; withdrawing from family and friends; worrying about themselves, parents, and
siblings; and expressions of anger, sadness, shame, and embarrassment. Engaging in
fantasy to seek understanding of the divorce is a reaction by a child who has preconceptual
cognitive processes, not the formal thinking processes adolescents have.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 29
Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
TOP: Integrated Process:
5. The nurse is teaching parents about the effects of media on childhood obesity. The nurse
realizes the parents understand the teaching if they make which statements? (Select all that
apply.)
a. โAdvertising of unhealthy food can increase snacking.โ
b. โIncreased screen time may be related to unhealthy sleep.โ
c. โThere is a link between the amount of screen time and obesity.โ
d. โIncreased screen time can lead to better knowledge of nutrition.โ
e. โPhysical activity increases when children increase the amount of screen time.โ
ANS: A, B, C
A number of studies have demonstrated a link between the amount of screen time and
obesity. Advertising of unhealthy food to children is a long-standing marketing practice,
which may increase snacking in the face of decreased activity. In addition, both increased
screen time and unhealthy eating may also be related to unhealthy sleep. Increased screen
time does not lead to a better knowledge of nutrition or increased physical activity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
REF: p. 38
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
MATCHING
Culture characterizes a particular group with its values, beliefs, norms, patterns, and
practices that are learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation to another. Match
the terms used to describe groups with shared values, beliefs, norms, patterns, and
practices.
a. Race
b. Gender
c. Ethnicity
d. Social class
e. Socialization
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Incorporates levels of education, occupation, income, and access to resources
Distinguishes humans by physical traits
Persons who have unique cultural, social, and linguistic heritage
Process by which society communicates its competencies, values, and expectations
An individualโs self-identification as man or woman
1. ANS: D
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 39
TOP: Integrated Process: Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. ANS: A
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 39
TOP: Integrated Process: Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. ANS: C
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 39
TOP: Integrated Process: Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. ANS: E
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 39
TOP: Integrated Process: Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. ANS: B
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
REF: p. 39
TOP: Integrated Process: Caring
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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