Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass; Jenny
Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chaptera1.aHealthaMaintenanceaGuidelinesa
MultipleaChoice
Identifyatheachoiceathatabestacompletesatheastatementaoraanswersatheaquestion.
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1.aTheanurseaisapreparingatoateachaaapatientaofatheaAsianacultureatoaperformapostoperativea
dressingachangesaatahomeaafteradischarge.aWhichastatementamadeabyatheanurseaindicatesacultur
alacompetence?
a. Tellameahowayouafeelaaboutayourasurgery.
b. Asianapeopleaareasmart,asoathisashouldabeaeasyaforayouatoaunderstand.
c. Americanasurgeonsaareahighlyaqualified;aImasureayouawillahealaquickly.
d. Willayouatellameaaboutaanyatraditionalahealingapracticesathatayouawouldalikeatoause?
a
2.aAnaunconsciousavictimaofaaahouseafireaisabroughtatoatheaemergencyadepartmentabyath
eaparamedics.aTiedatoathearightawristaisaanaemblemathataappearsabeaaareligiousatalisman.aWhic
haactionashouldatheanurseatake?
a. Tapeaitainaplace.
b. Doanothingawithait.
c. Removeaitaandalockaitaupaforasafekeeping.
d. Placeaitainaaaclothingabagawithathearestaofatheapatientsabelongings.
a 3.aAa43-year-
oldapatientaofaArabadescentaisaadmittedatoatheahospital.aToacomplyawithatheastatealawsaofatheao
rganization,atheanurseaoffersatheapatientaaaPapanicolaouasmear,awhichashearefuses.aWhichaact
ionashouldatheanurseatakeafirst?
a. Notifyatheaphysician.
b. Reportathearefusalatoatheasupervisor.
c. Explainathearationaleaforaandabenefitsaofatheatest.
d. Tellaheraitaisastatealawaandathatasheadoesanotahaveaaachoice.
a
4.aAapatientawhoaisaaaJehovahsaWitnessahasasevereagastrointestinalableedingaandaaadangero
uslyalowahemoglobinalevel.aTheapatientaisafullyaalertaandacompetentaandarefusesatoaacceptatheablo
odatransfusionaorderedabyatheaphysician.aWhichaactionabyatheanurseaisamostaappropriate?
a. Obtainaaacourtaorderatoagiveatheablood.
, b. Administeratheabloodawhileatheapatientaisasleeping.
c. Haveatheapatientsaspouseasignatheaconsentatoahaveatheabloodaadministered.