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S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th Edition Ball Test Bank NURSINGTB.COM U S N T O e. pons. ANS: D Pain impulses travel from the site of injury to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and then through the ascending spinal tracts to the thalamus and cerebral cortex. TOP: Discipline: Pathophysiology MSC: Organ System: General 5. Which of the following make infants more susceptible to hypothermia? a. Low body surface area for weight b. Thicker skin c. Limited ability to cope with cold stress d. Higher pulse rate e. Lower blood pressure ANS: C Infants are more susceptible to hypothermia because of their large ratio of body surface area to weight, thinner skin, and limited ability to cope with cold stress. Infants have a higher pulse rate and lower blood pressure than adults, but this is unrelated to hypothermia. TOP: Discipline: Pathophysiology MSC: Organ System: General 6. A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive “belly pain.” Your next action should be to ask him to: a. point a finger to the spot that hurts. b. draw a circle around the area that hurts. c. use a metaphor to describe the pain. d. identify what makes the pNainRwoIrse.G B.C M e. allow him to use a “pain-o-meter.” ANS: A Asking the child to point to the area of pain can help communicate a more precise location. The other choices are not appropriate for the age of the child. TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General 7. During pregnancy, all of the following may be related to back pain except: a. lax pelvic ligaments. b. weight gain. c. hyperlordosis. d. anterior tilt of the pelvis. e. lower blood pressure. ANS: E Blood pressure commonly decreases beginning at about 8 weeks of gestation, gradually falling until a low point is reached at midpregnancy, but this is unrelated to the back pain some women experience during pregnancy. TOP: Discipline: Pathophysiology MSC: Organ System: General 8. The value of the use of scales for patients to rate their pain intensity is that: a. the emotional responses are factored in. S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th Edition Ball Test Bank NURSINGTB.COM TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General 11. Knowledge of the culture(s) of the patient should be used to: a. form a standard practice procedure for that culture. b. draw conclusions regarding individual patient needs. c. form stereotypical categories. d. help make the interview questions more pertinent. e. form a sense of the patient based on prior knowledge. ANS: D The purpose of understanding the patient's culture(s) is to help the provider construct pertinent questioning and avoid stereotyping. TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General 12. The attitudes of the healthcare professional are largely: a. acculturated and cannot be changed. b. uninfluenced by patient behavior. c. difficult for the patient to sense. d. culturally derived. e. irrelevant to the success of relationships with the patient. ANS: D The attitude of a healthcare provider is foundationally derived from his or her own culture but cannot cause stereotypical judgments to be made; understanding this is relevant to the success of patient relationships. Attitudes of the healthcare professional are easily detected by others, and they influence patient beNhaUvRioSr. INGTB.COM TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General 13. All of the following are important aspects of reducing disparities in health care except: a. identify and monitor conscious and unconscious biases. b. help the patient to learn about his or her disease or condition. c. consider the health literacy of one's patients. d. try to discuss aspects of care without the influence of friends, partner, or family members. e. encourage patients to complete patient satisfaction and demographics forms. ANS: D All of the above are ways a healthcare provider can reduce disparities in health care except the exclusion of a patient's friends, partner, or family members. It is important in reducing disparities in health care for the provider to partner with patients and families to provide high-quality care. TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General 14. Which of the following is not an aspect of cultural humility? a. Ability to recognize one's limitations in knowledge and cultural perspective b. Self-reflection and self-critique c. Assuming all patients of a particular culture fit a certain stereotype d. Meeting patients “where they are” without judgment