Decent Work Employment and Transcultural Nursing

SAS # 8

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

1. The earliest recorded ideas about work refer to it as a

a. Reward
b. Blessing from the gods
c. A curse or punishment
d. Responsibility for the family

ANSWER: C
RATIO: The earliest recorded ideas about work refer to it as a curse, a punishment, or a
necessary evil needed to sustain life.

2. This entails the need to maintain group harmony above the partisan interests of
subgroups and individuals
a. Individualism
b. Collectivism
c. Activism
d. Partisanism

ANSWER: B
RATIO: In collectivist cultures, values such as interpersonal harmony and group solidarity
prevail.

3. The term conflict is derived from which of the following Latin roots, which means “to
strike against”
a. Confligere
b. Conflagra
c. Confundus
d. Contra

ANSWER: A
RATIO: Conflict comes from the Latin word for striking, but it is not always violent. It can
arise from opposing ideas.

4. The following cultures avoid confrontations at the workplace EXCEPT

a. Asians
b. Latin Americans
c. Native Americans
d. Amish

ANSWER: B
RATIO: Latin Americans are usually confrontational especially if for Mexicans since they
can be in trouble just by looking at them in the eyes.

5. Which of the following value is best explained in the proverb in the USA which states,
“Shoot first, ask questions
later?”
a. Patience
b. Practicality and common sense
c. Harmony and balance
d. Aggressiveness

ANSWER: D
RATIO: The proverb “Shoot first, ask questions later,” assumes that everyone you
encounter is hostile to you.

6. The Arab proverb that says, “Haste comes from the devil” means
a. Patience
b. Silence
c. Dominance
d. Direct confrontation

ANSWER: A
RATIO: This proverb teaches about being patient especially at the workplace.

7. Independence from family is ranked lowest in which of the following cultures?

a. United States
b. Canada
c. United Kingdom
d. Asians

ANSWER: D
RATIO: The value family relationships more than anything else.

8. Which of the following cultures are not overtly demonstrating affection towards one
another?
a. Americans
b. Europeans
c. African-Americans
d. Asians

ANSWER: D
RATIO: Asians usually reserve affectionate gestures privately rather than publicly

9. Which of the following countries in Africa value greetings at the start of the day?
a. South Africa
b. Morocco
c. Nigeria
d. Egypt

ANSWER: C
RATIO: Some cultures, such as the Igbo in Nigeria and other African tribes, value formal
greetings at the start of the day or whenever the first encounter of the day occurs

10. A male nurse who is from the Sikh religion does not want his turban to be removed
during work, you as a charge
nurse must
a. Talk to the male nurse that wearing the turban at work is unnecessary
b. Make some modifications in the hospital dress code
c. Report this to the human resources department
d. Enforce the hospital’s dress code

ANSWER: B
RATIO: The charge nurse must make modifications in the hospital dress code out of
respect for the employee’s religion.