ATI -COMMUNITY- HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM 100 QA.docx

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1. A nurse is performing a cultural assessment using the ETHNIC mnemonic for communication. Which area will the nurse assess for the “H”? a) Health b) Healers c) History d) Homeland ANS: B ... The “H” in ETHNIC stands for healers: Has the patient sought advice from alternative health practitioners? While health, history, and homeland are important, they are not components of “H.” 2. The nurse is caring for a patient of Hispanic descent who speaks no English. The nurse is working with an interpreter. Which action should the nurse take? a) Use long sentences when talking. b) Look at the patient when talking. c.Use breaks in sentences when talking. c) Look at only nonverbal behaviors when talking. ANS: B Direct your questions to the patient. Look at the patient, instead of looking at the interpreter. Pace your speech by using short sentences, but do not break your sentences. Observe the patient’s nonverbal and verbal behaviors. 3. Which action indicates the nurse is meeting a primary goal of cultural competent care for patients? a) Provides care to transgender patients b) Provides care to restore relationships c) Provides care to patients that is individualized 1 d) Provides care to surgical patients ANS: A Although cultural competence and patient-centered care both aim to improve health care quality, their focus is slightly different. The primary aim of cultural competence care is to reduce health disparities and increase health equity and fairness by concentrating on people of color and other marginalized groups, like transgender patients. Patient-centered care, rather than cultural competence care, provides individualized care and restores an e [Show More]

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