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e Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass;
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e Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guideline e e e e
sMultiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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e1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform postoperative
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dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement made by the nurse indicates cultur
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alcompetence?
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a. Tell me how you feel about your surgery.
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b. Asian people are smart, so this should be easy for you to understand.
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c. American surgeons are highly qualified; Im sure you will heal quickly.
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d. Will you tell me about any traditional healing practices that you would like to use?
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e2. An unconscious victim of a house fire is brought to the emergency department by th
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eparamedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that appears be a religious talisman. Whic
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h action should the nurse take?
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a. Tape it in place. e e e
b. Do nothing with it. e e e
c. Remove it and lock it up for safekeeping. e e e e e e e
d. Place it in a clothing bag with the rest of the patients belongings.
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e 3. A 43-year-
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old patient of Arab descent is admitted to the hospital. To comply with thestate laws of the
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organization, the nurse offers the patient a Papanicolaou smear, which she refuses. Which a
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ction should the nurse take first?
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a. Notify the physician. e e
b. Report the refusal to the supervisor. e e e e e
c. Explain the rationale for and benefits of the test. e e e e e e e e
d. Tell her it is state law and that she does not have a choice.
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e 4. A patient who is a Jehovahs Witness has severe gastrointestinal bleeding and a dangero
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usly low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and competent and refuses to acceptthe blo
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od transfusion ordered by the physician. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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a. Obtain a court order to give the blood. e e e e e e e
b. Administer the blood while the patient is sleeping. e e e e e e e
, c. Have the patients spouse sign the consent to have the blood administered.
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