6th Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A.
Glass; Jenny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chaptere1.eHealtheMaintenanceeGuidelinese
MultipleeChoice
Identifyetheechoiceethatebestecompletesetheestatementeoreanswersetheequestion.
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1.eTheenurseeisepreparingetoeteacheaepatienteofetheeAsianecultureetoeperformepostoperativeedr
essingechangeseatehomeeafteredischarge.eWhichestatementemadeebyetheenurseeindicateseculturaleco
mpetence?
a. Tellemeehoweyouefeeleabouteyouresurgery.
b. Asianepeopleeareesmart,esoethiseshouldebeeeasyeforeyouetoeunderstand.
c. Americanesurgeonseareehighlyequalified;eImesureeyouewillehealequickly.
d. Willeyouetellemeeabouteanyetraditionalehealingepracticesethateyouewouldelikeetoeuse?
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2.eAneunconsciousevictimeofeaehouseefireeisebroughtetoetheeemergencyedepartmentebyethee
paramedics.eTiedetoetheerightewristeiseaneemblemethateappearsebeeaereligiousetalisman.eWhichea
ctioneshouldetheenurseetake?
a. Tapeeiteineplace.
b. Doenothingewitheit.
c. Removeeiteandelockeiteupeforesafekeeping.
d. Placeeiteineaeclothingebagewithetheeresteofetheepatientsebelongings.
e 3.eAe43-year-
oldepatienteofeArabedescenteiseadmittedetoetheehospital.eToecomplyewithetheestateelawseofetheeorg
anization,etheenurseeoffersetheepatienteaePapanicolaouesmear,ewhichesheerefuses.eWhicheactione
shouldetheenurseetakeefirst?
a. Notifyetheephysician.
b. Reportetheerefusaletoetheesupervisor.
c. Explainetheerationaleeforeandebenefitseofetheetest.
d. Tellehereiteisestateelaweandethatesheedoesenotehaveeaechoice.
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4.eAepatientewhoeiseaeJehovahseWitnessehasesevereegastrointestinalebleedingeandeaedangerou
slyelowehemoglobinelevel.eTheepatienteisefullyealerteandecompetenteanderefusesetoeacceptetheebloode
transfusioneorderedebyetheephysician.eWhicheactionebyetheenurseeisemosteappropriate?
a. Obtaineaecourteorderetoegiveetheeblood.
b. Administeretheebloodewhileetheepatienteisesleeping.
, c. Haveetheepatientsespouseesignetheeconsentetoehaveetheebloodeadministered.