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5th Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A.
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nGlass; Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chapter n1. nHealth nMaintenance
nGuidelinesn Multiple nChoice
Identify nthe nchoice nthat nbest ncompletes nthe nstatement nor nanswers nthe nquestion.
n 1. nThe nnurse nis npreparing nto nteach na npatient nof nthe nAsian nculture nto nperform
npostoperative ndressing nchanges nat nhome nafter ndischarge. nWhich nstatement nmade
nby nthe nnurse nindicates ncultural n
competence?
a. Tell nme nhow nyou nfeel nabout nyour nsurgery.
b. Asian npeople nare nsmart, nso nthis nshould nbe neasy nfor nyou nto nunderstand.
c. American nsurgeons nare nhighly nqualified; nIm nsure nyou nwill nheal nquickly.
d. Will nyou ntell nme nabout nany ntraditional nhealing npractices nthat nyou nwould nlike nto
nuse?
n 2. nAn nunconscious nvictim nof na nhouse nfire nis nbrought nto nthe nemergency
ndepartment nby nthen paramedics. nTied nto nthe nright nwrist nis nan nemblem nthat
nappears nbe na nreligious ntalisman. nWhich naction nshould nthe nnurse ntake?
a. Tape nit nin nplace.
b. Do nnothing nwith nit.
c. Remove nit nand nlock nit nup nfor nsafekeeping.
d. Place nit nin na nclothing nbag nwith nthe nrest nof nthe npatients nbelongings.
n 3. nA n43-year-old npatient nof nArab ndescent nis nadmitted nto nthe nhospital. nTo
ncomply nwith nthen state nlaws nof nthe norganization, nthe nnurse noffers nthe npatient na
nPapanicolaou nsmear, nwhich nshe nrefuses. nWhich naction n should nthe nnurse ntake
nfirst?
a. Notify nthe nphysician.
b. Report nthe nrefusal nto nthe nsupervisor.
c. Explain nthe nrationale nfor nand nbenefits nof nthe ntest.
d. Tell nher nit nis nstate nlaw nand nthat nshe ndoes nnot nhave na nchoice.
n 4. nA npatient nwho nis na nJehovahs nWitness nhas nsevere ngastrointestinal nbleeding
nand na ndangerously nlow nhemoglobin nlevel. nThe npatient nis nfully nalert nand ncompetent
nand nrefuses nto nacceptn
the nblood ntransfusion nordered nby nthe nphysician. nWhich naction
, nby nthe nnurse nis nmost nappropriate?
a. Obtain na ncourt norder nto ngive nthe nblood.
b. Administer nthe nblood nwhile nthe npatient nis nsleeping.
c. Have nthe npatients nspouse nsign nthe nconsent nto nhave nthe nblood nadministered.