Question

"Teach Back" is an important method for improving cultural congruence in the patient/provider encounter.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 2

There is no legal requirement to provide translation services for those seeking health care in the American system.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 3

Where did most Hmong move to be closer to their clans?

Vietnam

Ohio

China

California

1 points

QUESTION 4

Western medicine was the right choice for some of Lia's medical improvements while at the same time, the Hmong's cutlural remedies also cured her problem.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 5

Health literacy dramatically drops at approximately age 65 in most populations.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 6

Health literacy is affected by which of the following?

Level of education

Language skills

Assessment skills of the health provider

All of the above

1 points

QUESTION 7

Prisons have become the new asylums in America.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 8

Males and females are treated with similar social stigma related to sexually transmitted diseases.  

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 9

It is unnecessary to learn about EVERY culture if a provider is willing to always practice person-centered care as a professional responsibility.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 10

Some research suggests the Muslim hijab is healthy for women's body image.  

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 11

Fewer people die from eating disorders than from other mental health conditions.  

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 12

Women of color can struggle with body image in a culture where prevailing beauty standards primarily value thin, white women

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 13

Over the past decade, states have cut billions from their mental health budgets, shuttering clinics across the country.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 14

Most hospitals have telephone services designed to let doctors call an interpreter for any language. But the system doesn't always work for more unusual languages.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 15

Federal law requires hospitals to provide interpreters and provides funding to pay for those services.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 16

Which of the following creates the greatest distress and suffering for an individual with genital herpes?

The physical pain of herpes outbreaks

Cost of treatment

Access to appropriate health services

Disclosing their status to sexual partners

1 points

QUESTION 17

Researchers have learned that some women stay in problematic relationships because of genital herpes.  

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 18

American Indians have a higher rate of death when compared with the general population for which of the following causes:

Alcoholism and tuberculosis

Tuberculosis and cancer

Homicide and cancer

Heart disease and cancer

1 points

QUESTION 19

Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, it is common for (Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Values: Health Care Decision Making):

health decisions to be made by the group

filial piety to occur

families to be unwilling to share bad health news within the group

  

all of the above

1 points

QUESTION 20

Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, the two concepts that specifically reflect individualist values in the American medical system are (Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Values: Health Care Decision Making):

Informed consent and notice of privacy practices

Informed consent and advanced directives

  

Advanced directives and admission agreements

Admission agreements and notice of privacy practices

1 points

QUESTION 21

Among Hispanics, health decisions are typically made by individuals rather than families.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 22

Factors affecting the delivery of care to American Indians include:

geographical isolation

lack of medical technologies

poverty

all of the above

1 points

QUESTION 23

Few American Indians continue to rely on traditional “medicine men.”

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 24

Hispanic, as a ethnic designation, includes anyone of Spanish descent and anyone from Spanish-speaking countries.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 25

The most central value embedded in the Asian and Pacific Islander population is:

to develop personal wealth

to obey and honor family

to get an American education

none of the above

1 points

QUESTION 26

Which of the following comprises the largest group of American Indians in America?

  

Sioux

Iroquois

  

Navaho

  

Cherokee

1 points

QUESTION 27

Which of the following has a major effect on Hispanic health decision-making and compliance?

Hot/Cold dichotomies

Women’s liberation

c.

Urban living

None of the above

1 points

QUESTION 28

The most likely entry into mental health services for African Americans is:

Out-patient mental health facilities

County social services

Hospital emergency room

Primary care doctor’s office

Answer 1

1. Teachback method is used by healthcare providers and It's a communication confirmation method that is used to confirm wheather a patient understands what is being explained to him. If he understands then teach back method requires him to teach back the information accurately. This process enables clients and providers to create an appropriate fit between professional practice and this is what known as cultural congruence.

Answer- True

2. Over the years no. Of limited English speakers in the USA has increased so much that in the federal arena, the 1964 civil rights acts made it mandatory to provide limited English speakers a legal right to language assistance service so that there is no miscommunication between patient and doctors.

Answer- False