Author Question: A nurse is conducting a class for minority children who have juvenile diabetes. The class consists ... (Read 93 times)

jon_i · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is conducting a class for minority children who have juvenile diabetes. The class consists of teaching through game playing.

The nurse is frustrated because the children do not seem engaged in the games, are hesitant to answer questions, and never want their prizes. The explanation by a colleague that would best clarify this situation is a. Diabetes is too complicated to teach by using games and prizes.
b. The kids may need some time to get used to your teaching style.
c. This culture might see group achievement as highly important.
d. Your prizes may not be culturally relevant for these children.

Question 2

A mentor is explaining the causes of role stress to a newly hired nurse. What statement best explains why this occurs? Role stress often occurs

a. as nurses rotate shifts and work strict days and hours.
b. because of the multiple roles we have to assume.
c. from not being able to provide care as we see fit.
d. when there is too little time to get our work done.

steff9894 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Americans place great value on individualism and value individual achievement over group achievement. Not all cultures have this value. Cultures that value group achievement and work would not place value on games and prizes, which focus on individual accomplishment. The nurse should consider that this minority group is uncomfortable with this teaching style, because it rewards individuals to the exclusion of the group.
Even complex material such as diabetic education should be amenable to fun, interactive teaching styles. This option also does not address the issue of culture.
It may be true that the children need more time to get used to the nurse's teaching style, but this does not consider cultural influences for the behavior the nurse is seeing.
The nurse should assess whether the prizes are something children from this culture will find appealing, but this is not the most likely cause for their lack of interest because it would be unusual for all the prizes to simply be unappealing to all of the children. The explanation is most likely broader in nature.

Answer to Question 2

B
Assuming multiple roles can result in many types of role stress and lead to role strain.
Rotating shifts and strict schedules can contribute to role stress, but this answer is too narrow to account for the majority of role stress.
Not being able to provide care seen as needed can contribute to role stress, but this is too narrow to account for the majority of it.
This would lead to role overload, a cause of role stress, but it is too narrow an option to account for the majority of role stress.