Removing the Barriers: Providing Culturally Competent Care to Lesbians and Women Who Partner with Women

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1. The 1999 Institute of Medicine report found that:
  a. An abundance of evidence-based research on lesbian health exists.
  b. Existing research documented different patterns of accessing care for lesbians.
  c. The attitudes of health care providers had no effect on the quality of care received.
  d. Lesbians have 100% access to health care and 0% disparities.
2. An individual's culture can impact which of the following aspects of health care:
  a. How symptoms are described.
  b. What types of health problems are viewed as important.
  c. The level of trust placed in the health care system.
  d. Compliance with a treatment plan.
  e. All of the above.
3. Biology determine's a person's:
  a. Sex.
  b. Gender identity.
  c. Gender role.
  d. Sexual behavior.
4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a culturally competent healthcare practice?
  a. Adherence to a non-discrimination policy.
  b. Using intake forms that list only "single, married, widowed, divorced" as options for marital status.
  c. Having staff representative of the clients served.
  d. Hiring appropriate language interpreters as opposed to using a patient's family member to interpret during a medical visit.
5. A person who has a gender identity, expression, or behavior not traditionally associated with the sex they were assigned at birth may describe themselves as:
  a. Intersex.
  b. Asexual.
  c. Transvestite.
  d. Transgender.
6. Which of the following may act as barriers to care for lesbians?
  a. Fear of discrimination.
  b. Past negative experiences.
  c. Lack of health insurance.
  d. Ignorance of personal health risks.
  e. All of the above.
7. Assuming a new patient is heterosexual is an example of:
  a. Homophobia.
  b. Culturally competent care.
  c. Using inclusive language.
  d. Heterosexism.
8. Where sexual orientation is concerned, breaches of privacy and/or confidentiality may lead to:
  a. Loss of a job.
  b. Loss of child custody.
  c. Estrangement from family, friends, and/or faith communities.
  d. All of the above.
9. The culture of sexual orientation includes:
  a. Symbols, such as pink triangles and rainbow flags.
  b. How mates are found.
  c. The language used to communicate with each other.
  d. Perceptions of commitment and marriage.
  e. All of the above.
10. Lesbians and WPW are at greater risk for breast cancer and cervical cancer due to:
  a. Increased rates of cholesterol, alcohol consumption and nulliparity.
  b. Increased rates of HPV, tobacco use and obesity.
  c. Increased rates of obesity, alcohol consumption, and nulliparity.
  d. Increased rates of smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption and nulliparity.