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Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass; Jenny
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Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chapter ss1. ssHealth ssMaintenance
ssGuidelinessMultiple ssChoice
Identify ssthe sschoice ssthat ssbest sscompletes ssthe ssstatement ssor ssanswers ssthe ssquestion.
ss 1. ssThe ssnurse ssis sspreparing ssto ssteach ssa sspatient ssof ssthe ssAsian ssculture ssto ssperform
sspostoperative ssdressing sschanges ssat sshome ssafter ssdischarge. ssWhich ssstatement ssmade ssby
ssthe ssnurse ssindicates ssculturalscompetence?
a. Tell ssme sshow ssyou ssfeel ssabout ssyour sssurgery.
b. Asian sspeople ssare sssmart, ssso ssthis ssshould ssbe sseasy ssfor ssyou ssto ssunderstand.
c. American sssurgeons ssare sshighly ssqualified; ssIm sssure ssyou sswill ssheal ssquickly.
d. Will ssyou sstell ssme ssabout ssany sstraditional sshealing sspractices ssthat ssyou sswould sslike ssto ssuse?
ss 2. ssAn ssunconscious ssvictim ssof ssa sshouse ssfire ssis ssbrought ssto ssthe ssemergency
ssdepartment ssby ssthep s aramedics. ssTied ssto ssthe ssright sswrist ssis ssan ssemblem ssthat ssappears
ssbe ssa ssreligious sstalisman. ssWhich ssaction ssshould ssthe ssnurse sstake?
a. Tape ssit ssin ssplace.
b. Do ssnothing sswith ssit.
c. Remove ssit ssand sslock ssit ssup ssfor sssafekeeping.
d. Place ssit ssin ssa ssclothing ssbag sswith ssthe ssrest ssof ssthe sspatients ssbelongings.
ss 3. ssA ss43-year-old sspatient ssof ssArab ssdescent ssis ssadmitted ssto ssthe sshospital. ssTo
sscomply sswith ssthes
s tate sslaws ssof ssthe ssorganization, ssthe ssnurse ssoffers ssthe sspatient ssa
ssPapanicolaou sssmear, sswhich ssshe ssrefuses. ssWhich ssaction ssshould ssthe ssnurse sstake ssfirst?
a. Notify ssthe ssphysician.
b. Report ssthe ssrefusal ssto ssthe sssupervisor.
c. Explain ssthe ssrationale ssfor ssand ssbenefits ssof ssthe sstest.
d. Tell ssher ssit ssis ssstate sslaw ssand ssthat ssshe ssdoes ssnot sshave ssa sschoice.
ss 4. ssA sspatient sswho ssis ssa ssJehovahs ssWitness sshas sssevere ssgastrointestinal ssbleeding ssand
ssa ssdangerously sslow sshemoglobin sslevel. ssThe sspatient ssis ssfully ssalert ssand sscompetent ssand
ssrefuses ssto ssacceptsthe ssblood sstransfusion ssordered ssby ssthe ssphysician. ssWhich ssaction ssby ssthe
ssnurse ssis ssmost ssappropriate?
a. Obtain ssa sscourt ssorder ssto ssgive ssthe ssblood.
b. Administer ssthe ssblood sswhile ssthe sspatient ssis sssleeping.
, c. Have ssthe sspatients ssspouse sssign ssthe ssconsent ssto sshave ssthe ssblood ssadministered.