a.“Please call my physician for me so I can discuss my symptoms.”b.“I would like to wear the amulet that’s in my bedside stand.”c.“X-rays will find the cause of my back pain.”d.“I hope the doctor will recommend surgery.”ANS: BPersonalistic health beliefs suggest that illness is caused by magical powers and is cured byrituals. Wearing amulets offers protection from illness and may sometimes be consideredcurative. The other statements are consistent with beliefs in biomedicine.DIF:Cognitive Level: AnalysisREF:p. 148OBJ:7TOP: Personalistic health belief systemKEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment (Data Collection)MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity19.Recently a community has experienced an influx of individuals from Afghanistan. Whataction should the nurse suggest to modify the agency environment to better accommodatethese culturally diverse patients?a.Provide handouts and patient teaching materials in appropriate languages.b.Hold meetings in the community to explain the Afghan culture.c.Provide reference guides about Far Eastern cultures to all nursing staff.d.Use the cookbook method of learning to accommodate this immigrant group.ANS: AProviding information in the language of the culturally diverse group indicates that theagency is interested in serving individuals in the group. Ensuring understanding may alsoDownloaded by Isha Patel ([email protected])lOMoARcPSD|11881637
Page 88 of 16588foster compliance by the individual. The other options would not help to accommodate theindividuals from this group.DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplicationREF:pp. 150-152OBJ:7TOP: Cultural competenceKEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX:Psychosocial Integrity20.The nurse sets a goal to avoid stereotyping culturally diverse patients. Which of thefollowing measures will help the nurse attain this goal?a.Automatically apply all information known about a culture to patients of that culturalgroup.b.Assume that all individuals from Southeast Asia practice Buddhism.c.Refer to textbook information about cultural groups to predict individual behavior.d.Gather information about how the patient believes illness can best be treated.ANS: DThe treatments generally used by a patient will correspond to beliefs about illness causationand may reveal the expectation to combine Eastern and Western treatments. Automaticallyapplying all information known about a culture to patients of that group, assuming that allindividuals from Southeast Asia practice Buddhism, and referring to textbook information topredict individual behavior do not take into account the individual differences of patientsfrom the same cultural groups.DIF:Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:p. 152OBJ:7TOP: StereotypingKEY: Nursing Process Step: ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity21.
Transcultural nursing care of Arab Muslims
L J Luna. J Transcult Nurs. 1989 Summer.
Abstract
Nursing care of the Arab Muslim client can be extremely rewarding providing the nurse is knowledgeable about important features of the culture. Knowledge of the complex social structure, world view and cultural context features is critical in promoting a sense of care for these clients. The centrality of religion and the family are closely interrelated and reflect many aspects of health care. This article has presented an overview of some of these features. The importance of culturological assessment for each client and family cannot be over emphasized, since cultural background, education and degree of acculturation will lead to variation in these patterns. The use of Leininger's theory and modes of nursing interventions can be most helpful as a basis for decision-making processes related to care of the Arab Muslim client. Only through knowledge, respect and sensitivity can nurses be effective in meeting the goals of the theory which is culturally congruent care to all clients of diverse cultures.
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