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,Chapter gg1. ggHealth ggMaintenance
ggGuidelinesggMultiple ggChoice
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ggquestion.
gg 1. ggThe ggnurse ggis ggpreparing ggto ggteach gga ggpatient ggof ggthe ggAsian
ggculture ggto ggperform ggpostoperative ggdressing ggchanges ggat gghome ggafter
ggdischarge. ggWhich ggstatement ggmade ggby ggthe ggnurse ggindicates ggcultural
ggcompetence?
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b. Asian ggpeople ggare ggsmart, ggso ggthis ggshould ggbe ggeasy ggfor ggyou ggto
ggunderstand.
c. American ggsurgeons ggare gghighly ggqualified; ggIm ggsure ggyou ggwill ggheal ggquickly.
d. Will ggyou ggtell ggme ggabout ggany ggtraditional gghealing ggpractices ggthat ggyou
ggwould gglike ggto gguse?
gg 2. ggAn ggunconscious ggvictim ggof gga gghouse ggfire ggis ggbrought ggto ggthe
ggemergency ggdepartment ggby ggtheggparamedics. ggTied ggto ggthe ggright ggwrist ggis
ggan ggemblem ggthat ggappears ggbe gga ggreligious ggtalisman. ggWhich ggaction
ggshould ggthe ggnurse ggtake?
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gg 3. ggA gg43-year-old ggpatient ggof ggArab ggdescent ggis ggadmitted ggto ggthe
gghospital. ggTo ggcomply ggwith ggtheggstate gglaws ggof ggthe ggorganization, ggthe
ggnurse ggoffers ggthe ggpatient gga ggPapanicolaou ggsmear, ggwhich ggshe ggrefuses.
ggWhich ggaction ggshould ggthe ggnurse ggtake ggfirst?
a. Notify ggthe ggphysician.
b. Report ggthe ggrefusal ggto ggthe ggsupervisor.
c. Explain ggthe ggrationale ggfor ggand ggbenefits ggof ggthe ggtest.
d. Tell ggher ggit ggis ggstate gglaw ggand ggthat ggshe ggdoes ggnot gghave gga ggchoice.
gg 4. ggA ggpatient ggwho ggis gga ggJehovahs ggWitness gghas ggsevere
gggastrointestinal ggbleeding ggand gga ggdangerously gglow gghemoglobin gglevel. ggThe
, ggpatient ggis ggfully ggalert ggand ggcompetent ggand ggrefuses ggto ggacceptggthe ggblood
ggtransfusion ggordered ggby ggthe ggphysician. ggWhich ggaction ggby ggthe ggnurse ggis
ggmost ggappropriate?
a. Obtain gga ggcourt ggorder ggto gggive ggthe ggblood.
b. Administer ggthe ggblood ggwhile ggthe ggpatient ggis ggsleeping.
c. Have ggthe ggpatients ggspouse ggsign ggthe ggconsent ggto gghave ggthe ggblood
ggadministered.
,Chapter gg1. ggHealth ggMaintenance
ggGuidelinesggMultiple ggChoice
Identify ggthe ggchoice ggthat ggbest ggcompletes ggthe ggstatement ggor gganswers ggthe
ggquestion.
gg 1. ggThe ggnurse ggis ggpreparing ggto ggteach gga ggpatient ggof ggthe ggAsian
ggculture ggto ggperform ggpostoperative ggdressing ggchanges ggat gghome ggafter
ggdischarge. ggWhich ggstatement ggmade ggby ggthe ggnurse ggindicates ggcultural
ggcompetence?
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b. Asian ggpeople ggare ggsmart, ggso ggthis ggshould ggbe ggeasy ggfor ggyou ggto
ggunderstand.
c. American ggsurgeons ggare gghighly ggqualified; ggIm ggsure ggyou ggwill ggheal ggquickly.
d. Will ggyou ggtell ggme ggabout ggany ggtraditional gghealing ggpractices ggthat ggyou
ggwould gglike ggto gguse?
gg 2. ggAn ggunconscious ggvictim ggof gga gghouse ggfire ggis ggbrought ggto ggthe
ggemergency ggdepartment ggby ggtheggparamedics. ggTied ggto ggthe ggright ggwrist ggis
ggan ggemblem ggthat ggappears ggbe gga ggreligious ggtalisman. ggWhich ggaction
ggshould ggthe ggnurse ggtake?
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d. Place ggit ggin gga ggclothing ggbag ggwith ggthe ggrest ggof ggthe ggpatients ggbelongings.
gg 3. ggA gg43-year-old ggpatient ggof ggArab ggdescent ggis ggadmitted ggto ggthe
gghospital. ggTo ggcomply ggwith ggtheggstate gglaws ggof ggthe ggorganization, ggthe
ggnurse ggoffers ggthe ggpatient gga ggPapanicolaou ggsmear, ggwhich ggshe ggrefuses.
ggWhich ggaction ggshould ggthe ggnurse ggtake ggfirst?
a. Notify ggthe ggphysician.
b. Report ggthe ggrefusal ggto ggthe ggsupervisor.
c. Explain ggthe ggrationale ggfor ggand ggbenefits ggof ggthe ggtest.
d. Tell ggher ggit ggis ggstate gglaw ggand ggthat ggshe ggdoes ggnot gghave gga ggchoice.
gg 4. ggA ggpatient ggwho ggis gga ggJehovahs ggWitness gghas ggsevere
gggastrointestinal ggbleeding ggand gga ggdangerously gglow gghemoglobin gglevel. ggThe
, ggpatient ggis ggfully ggalert ggand ggcompetent ggand ggrefuses ggto ggacceptggthe ggblood
ggtransfusion ggordered ggby ggthe ggphysician. ggWhich ggaction ggby ggthe ggnurse ggis
ggmost ggappropriate?
a. Obtain gga ggcourt ggorder ggto gggive ggthe ggblood.
b. Administer ggthe ggblood ggwhile ggthe ggpatient ggis ggsleeping.
c. Have ggthe ggpatients ggspouse ggsign ggthe ggconsent ggto gghave ggthe ggblood
ggadministered.
