Nursing an Hispanic Patient
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) Christopher Columbus b) Hernando de Soto c) Juan Ponce de Leon d) Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
a) 1810 b) 1846-1848 c) 1861-1865 d) 1910
a) Mexicans b) Cubans c) Guatemalans d) Puerto Ricans e) none of the above
a) Miami b) Los Angeles c) New York d) Chicago
a) Cuban b) Mexican c) Puerto Rican d) Central and South American
a) language b) religion c) architecture d) music
a) Mexico's independence from Spain b) Mexico's victory over the French army c) Mexican revolution d) victory at Alamo
a) True b) False
a) Mexicans b) Argentines c) Brazilians d) Dominican Republicans
a) Hispanics. b) Latinos.
a) la familia b) respeto c) personalismo d) confianza
a) usted (you) b) tú (you)
a) Hispanics tend to avoid eye contact with authority figures. b) Hispanic patients tend to avoid disagreeing or expressing doubts to their health care provider with respect to the treatment they are receiving. c) When ill or injured, Hispanic people frequently consult with other family members and often ask them to come along to medical visits. d) Hispanics prefer formal, institutional relationships to personal relationships; they place their trust in the organization, the clinic or the hospital rather than the individual physician.
a) confidence b) private, confidential c) trust d) respect
a) accidents b) cancer c) homicide d) heart disease
a) Hispanic adults have the lowest rates of smoking. b) Hispanic teenagers have the highest rates of smoking among all their peers. c) both of the above d) none of the above
a) Hispanic women b) non-Hispanic white women c) non-Hispanic black women
a) non-Hispanic whites b) Mexican Americans c) non-Hispanic blacks
a) increase b) decrease
a) higher b) lower
a) Hispanics suffer from obesity and diabetes at a proportionately higher rate than non-Hispanic whites do. b) Hispanics have a lower rate of heart disease than non-Hispanic whites do. c) both of the above d) none of the above
a) ataque b) bilis c) empacho d) susto
a) hot. b) cold.
a) religious healing b) quackery c) treatment based on various herbs d) voodooism e) treatment based on a mixture of Aztec, Spanish, spiritualistic, homeopathic, and modern medicine
a) left to the individual. b) shared with other members of the family.
a) complex carbohydrates b) fat c) protein d) calcium, iron, vitamin A
a) Mexican b) Puerto Rican c) Cuban d) Central and South American
a) heart disease b) stroke c) cancer d) diabetes
a) non-Hispanic whites b) Hispanic Spanish speakers c) Hispanic English speakers
a) yerbero b) sobador c) partera d) abuela
a) non-Hispanic whites b) Hispanic subjects
a) Hispanic b) non-Hispanic white
a) lower, lower b) lower, higher c) higher, lower d) higher, higher
a) New York b) Los Angeles c) Chicago d) San Antonio
a) 90 b) 121 c) 188
a) non-Latino white b) Mexican American c) non-Latino African American d) Puerto Rican
a) embrujado b) ataque c) fatiga d) nervios
a) Utilize trained medical interpreters when communicating with patients who are not proficient in English. b) Use friends, family, or children for medical interpretation.
a) Mexican American b) Puerto Rican c) Cuban American
a) Asking questions that require the patient to give a simple "yes" or "no" answer, such as "Do you have trouble breathing?" or "Does your knee hurt?" b) Encouraging the patient to give a description of her/his medical situation, and beliefs about health and illness. c) Asking the patient whether he or she would like to have a qualified interpreter for the medical visit. d) Asking the patient questions such as "How has your condition changed over the past two days?" or "What makes your condition get better or worse?"
a) Involving family members. b) Repeating the instructions very loudly and several times to emphasize the importance of the treatment. c) Agreeing to a compromise in the timing or amount of treatment. d) Spending time listening to discussions of folk or alternative remedies.
a) The organization employs or has access to professional interpreters that speak all or at least most of the languages of its clients. b) The organization posts signs in different languages and has patient education materials in different languages. c) The organization tries to hire staff that mirrors the ethnic and cultural mix of its clients. d) The organization assumes that professional medical staff does not need to be reminded to treat all patients with respect.
a) ethnicity b) socioeconomic status
a) whites b) African Americans c) Hispanics d) Asian Americans
a) non-Hispanic white b) black c) Hispanic d) American Indian
a) cultural or linguistic barrier b) minorities are usually enrolled in lower-cost health plans c) bias or prejudice against minorities d) stereotypes held by the provider about the behavior or health of minorities e) minority patients' attitudes toward healthcare
a) minority patients' attitudes toward healthcare b) providers' perceptions and attitudes toward patients based on race or ethnicity
a) Hispanics of Spanish origin b) Hispanics of American Indian origin c) Hispanics of African origin
a) white b) African American c) Asian American d) Hispanic/Latino e) American Indian
a) African American b) white c) Hispanic d) Asian American
a) white Americans b) black, non-Hispanic Americans born in the United States c) black, non-Hispanic foreign-born Americans d) foreign-born Asian Americans
a) white b) Hispanic c) African American
a) white b) African American c) Hispanic d) American Indian e) Chinese
a) IV drug use b) heterosexual contact
a) gonorrhea b) syphilis c) chlamydia d) herpes simplex virus (HSV)
a) herpes simplex virus b) human papillomavirus (HPV) c) chlamydia d) syphilis
a) type 1 b) type 2 c) both
a) white Americans b) black, non-Hispanic Americans born in the United States c) black, non-Hipanic foreign-born Americans d) foreign-born Asian Americans
a) white b) black c) Hispanic
a) white b) black c) Hispanic d) Asian American
a) non-Hispanic white b) black c) Hispanic e) none of the above
a) Asian b) white c) black d) Hispanic
a) Hispanic b) non-Hispanic white c) non-Hispanic black
a) hemorrhage b) embolism c) infection d) pregnancy-induced hypertension
a) hot b) cold
a) attaching a safety pin to the front of the underwear by a pregnant Latina to protect her fetus from developing a cleft lip or palate b) eating hot foods after childbirth to restore the lost heat c) 40-day postpartum period during which the woman is to rest and adjust to having a new infant d) taking of purgantes (home remedies) by the mother that are said to help her body eliminate impurities from the birth
a) Mexico b) Ecuador c) Argentina d) Guatemala
a) Mexican-American women experience the same type of abuse as Anglo-American women. b) Mexican-American women stay in abusive relationships longer. c) Hispanic women report abuse less frequently to law enforcement agencies or seek medical attention less often compared with Anglo-American women. d) all of the above
a) race b) ethnicity c) socioeconomic status
a) more b) less
a) African American b) Hispanic c) Asian American d) American Indian
a) Hispanics generally have a lower prevalence of drinking and heavy drinking. b) Hispanics are approximately twice as likely as whites to die from cirrhosis. c) both of the above d) none
a) abstainers b) heavier drinkers