TEST BANKS For Family Practice Guidelines 5
Jenny
Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
,
,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance
GuidelinesMultiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform
postoperative dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement made by the nurse
indicates culturalcompetence?
a. Tell me how you feel about your surgery.
b. Asian people are smart, so this should be easy for you to understand.
c. American surgeons are highly qualified; Im sure you will heal quickly.
d. Will you tell me about any traditional healing practices that you would like to use?
2. An unconscious victim of a house fire is brought to the emergency department by
theparamedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that appears be a religious talisman.
Which action should the nurse take?
a. Tape it in place.
b. Do nothing with it.
c. Remove it and lock it up for safekeeping.
d. Place it in a clothing bag with the rest of the patients belongings.
3. A 43-year-old patient of Arab descent is admitted to the hospital. To comply with
thestate laws of the organization, the nurse offers the patient a Papanicolaou smear, which
she refuses. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Notify the physician.
b. Report the refusal to the supervisor.
c. Explain the rationale for and benefits of the test.
d. Tell her it is state law and that she does not have a choice.
4. A patient who is a Jehovahs Witness has severe gastrointestinal bleeding and a
dangerously low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and competent and refuses to
acceptthe blood transfusion ordered by the physician. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. Obtain a court order to give the blood.
b. Administer the blood while the patient is sleeping.
, c. Have the patients spouse sign the consent to have the blood administered.
Jenny
Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
,
,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance
GuidelinesMultiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform
postoperative dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement made by the nurse
indicates culturalcompetence?
a. Tell me how you feel about your surgery.
b. Asian people are smart, so this should be easy for you to understand.
c. American surgeons are highly qualified; Im sure you will heal quickly.
d. Will you tell me about any traditional healing practices that you would like to use?
2. An unconscious victim of a house fire is brought to the emergency department by
theparamedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that appears be a religious talisman.
Which action should the nurse take?
a. Tape it in place.
b. Do nothing with it.
c. Remove it and lock it up for safekeeping.
d. Place it in a clothing bag with the rest of the patients belongings.
3. A 43-year-old patient of Arab descent is admitted to the hospital. To comply with
thestate laws of the organization, the nurse offers the patient a Papanicolaou smear, which
she refuses. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Notify the physician.
b. Report the refusal to the supervisor.
c. Explain the rationale for and benefits of the test.
d. Tell her it is state law and that she does not have a choice.
4. A patient who is a Jehovahs Witness has severe gastrointestinal bleeding and a
dangerously low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and competent and refuses to
acceptthe blood transfusion ordered by the physician. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. Obtain a court order to give the blood.
b. Administer the blood while the patient is sleeping.
, c. Have the patients spouse sign the consent to have the blood administered.
