6th Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A.
Glass; Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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, Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guidelines
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform postoperative
dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement smade sby sthe snurse sindicates
sculturalscompetence?
a. Tell sme show syou sfeel sabout syour ssurgery.
b. Asian speople sare ssmart, sso sthis sshould sbe seasy sfor syou sto sunderstand.
c. American ssurgeons sare shighly squalified; sIm ssure syou swill sheal squickly.
d. Will syou stell sme sabout sany straditional shealing spractices sthat syou swould slike sto suse?
s 2. sAn sunconscious svictim sof sa shouse sfire sis sbrought sto sthe semergency sdepartment
sby sthesparamedics. sTied sto sthe sright swrist sis san semblem sthat sappears sbe sa sreligious
stalisman. sWhich saction sshould sthe snurse stake?
a. Tape sit sin splace.
b. Do snothing swith sit.
c. Remove sit sand slock sit sup sfor ssafekeeping.
d. Place sit sin sa sclothing sbag swith sthe srest sof sthe spatients sbelongings.
s 3. sA s43-year-old spatient sof sArab sdescent sis sadmitted sto sthe shospital. sTo scomply
swith sthesstate slaws sof sthe sorganization, sthe snurse soffers sthe spatient sa sPapanicolaou
ssmear, swhich sshe srefuses. sWhich saction sshould sthe snurse stake sfirst?
a. Notify sthe sphysician.
b. Report sthe srefusal sto sthe ssupervisor.
c. Explain sthe srationale sfor sand sbenefits sof sthe stest.
d. Tell sher sit sis sstate slaw sand sthat sshe sdoes snot shave sa schoice.
s 4. sA spatient swho sis sa sJehovahs sWitness shas ssevere sgastrointestinal sbleeding sand sa
sdangerously slow shemoglobin slevel. sThe spatient sis sfully salert sand scompetent sand srefuses sto
sacceptsthe sblood stransfusion sordered sby sthe sphysician. sWhich saction sby sthe snurse sis smost
sappropriate?
a. Obtain sa scourt sorder sto sgive sthe sblood.
b. Administer sthe sblood swhile sthe spatient sis ssleeping.
c. Have sthe spatients sspouse ssign sthe sconsent sto shave sthe sblood sadministered.