Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass; Jenny
Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,ChapterV1.VHealthVMaintenanceVGuideline
sVMultipleVChoice
IdentifyVtheVchoiceVthatVbestVcompletesVtheVstatementVorVanswersVtheVquestion.
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1.VTheVnurseVisVpreparingVtoVteachVaVpatientVofVtheVAsianVcultureVtoVperformVpostoperativ
eVdressingVchangesVatVhomeVafterVdischarge.VWhichVstatementVmadeVbyVtheVnurseVindicatesVcul
turalVcompetence?
a. TellVmeVhowVyouVfeelVaboutVyourVsurgery.
b. AsianVpeopleVareVsmart,VsoVthisVshouldVbeVeasyVforVyouVtoVunderstand.
c. AmericanVsurgeonsVareVhighlyVqualified;VImVsureVyouVwillVhealVquickly.
d. WillVyouVtellVmeVaboutVanyVtraditionalVhealingVpracticesVthatVyouVwouldVlikeVtoVuse?
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2.VAnVunconsciousVvictimVofVaVhouseVfireVisVbroughtVtoVtheVemergencyVdepartmentVbyVt
heVparamedics.VTiedVtoVtheVrightVwristVisVanVemblemVthatVappearsVbeVaVreligiousVtalisman.VW
hichVactionVshouldVtheVnurseVtake?
a. TapeVitVinVplace.
b. DoVnothingVwithVit.
c. RemoveVitVandVlockVitVupVforVsafekeeping.
d. PlaceVitVinVaVclothingVbagVwithVtheVrestVofVtheVpatientsVbelongings.
V 3.VAV43-year-
oldVpatientVofVArabVdescentVisVadmittedVtoVtheVhospital.VToVcomplyVwithVtheVstateVlawsVofVthe
Vorganization,VtheVnurseVoffersVtheVpatientVaVPapanicolaouVsmear,VwhichVsheVrefuses.VWhichV
actionVshouldVtheVnurseVtakeVfirst?
a. NotifyVtheVphysician.
b. ReportVtheVrefusalVtoVtheVsupervisor.
c. ExplainVtheVrationaleVforVandVbenefitsVofVtheVtest.
d. TellVherVitVisVstateVlawVandVthatVsheVdoesVnotVhaveVaVchoice.
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4.VAVpatientVwhoVisVaVJehovahsVWitnessVhasVsevereVgastrointestinalVbleedingVandVaVdanger
ouslyVlowVhemoglobinVlevel.VTheVpatientVisVfullyValertVandVcompetentVandVrefusesVtoVacceptVtheVb
loodVtransfusionVorderedVbyVtheVphysician.VWhichVactionVbyVtheVnurseVisVmostVappropriate?
a. ObtainVaVcourtVorderVtoVgiveVtheVblood.
, b. AdministerVtheVbloodVwhileVtheVpatientVisVsleeping.
c. HaveVtheVpatientsVspouseVsignVtheVconsentVtoVhaveVtheVbloodVadministered.