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6th Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A.
i i i i i i ii ii i i ii
Glass; Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
ii ii ii ii ii
ANSWERS EVERY END OF CHAPTER
,
,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guideline
sMultiple 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 cultur alcompetence?
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 th eparamedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that
appears be a religious talisman. Whic h 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 a ction 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 dangero usly low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and
competent and refuses to acceptthe blo od 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.
6th Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A.
i i i i i i ii ii i i ii
Glass; Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
ii ii ii ii ii
ANSWERS EVERY END OF CHAPTER
,
,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guideline
sMultiple 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 cultur alcompetence?
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 th eparamedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that
appears be a religious talisman. Whic h 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 a ction 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 dangero usly low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and
competent and refuses to acceptthe blo od 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.
