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itsmyluck

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A nurse reads up on some of the more common cultural groups in the local area. How should the nurse interpret the information that is available about cultural groups?
 
  A) Characteristics of cultural groups are normally consistent between every member of that group.
  B) Cultural generalizations can be useful and accurate, but they do not replace individualized assessment and care.
  C) It is simplistic and problematic to make generalized claims about members of a particular cultural group.
  D) It is unjust to categorize individual clients as being members of a specific cultural group.

Question 2

A nurse has observed an increasing number of older Asian Americans in the hospital. Which of the following statements regarding Asian cultures will best assist the nurse to plan nursing care?
 
  A) Asian Americans as a group have lower mortality rates.
  B) Health is often viewed as a state of physical and spiritual harmony.
  C) Older Asian Americans are more likely than other Americans to live alone.
  D) Care of elders is commonly provided in institutional environments such as nursing homes.



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Ksh22

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Nurses need to be knowledgeable about different cultural groups, but they need to use this information as a backdrop for exploring the ways in which individuals identify with the characteristics of the various cultural groups to which they belong. Generalized knowledge may be accurate and clinically useful, but it is not replacement for individualized knowledge. Nurses need to recognize that the culture of each individual person is based on his or her membership in many groups and is internalized in a unique and personal way.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
While it is true that Asian Americans as a group have lower mortality rates at all ages, the statement that best assists the nurse to plan care of the Asian client is that a common view of health from the Asian perspective is that of harmony in the spiritual and physical contexts. Asian Americans are less likely to live alone. It is more common for older Asian Americans to live with family than in nursing homes.




itsmyluck

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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