Cultural knowledge involves learning about the clients' worldview from an emic perspective. A nurse wishes to obtain information on the alternative methods of health care her 45-year-old female client uses
Who is the best person to ask about this? 1. The husband of the client
2. A community leader of the ethnic group
3. The client herself
4. The religious leader of the ethnic group
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Clients provide a rich source of information about their own culture.
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The pediatric nurse understands blood types. Which of the following donor/recipient matches are suitable? (Select all that apply.)
A. Donor: A+ Recipient: A+ B. Donor: B+ Recipient: B- C. Donor: AB+ Recipient: Anyone D. Donor: O- Recipient: Anyone E. Donor: A- Recipient: A-, A+
Clients with eating disorders frequently use methods to avoid eating or to prevent weight gain. Which documentation most accurately describes the behavior of a client with an eating disorder?
A) Client observed to move food around the plate arranged in various patterns. B) Client stares frequently into space and has to be prompted to participate in the mealtime conversation. C) Client talks about her food likes and dislikes and reminisces about holiday foods. D) Client states that she is depressed and does not feel like eating right now.
What phase of the nursing process is the nurse in when he determines a medication is effective and documents this in the patient's record?
A) Analysis B) Evaluation C) Assessment D) Data collection
What would the nurse not expect to find in a patient who was experiencing acute decompensated heart failure with pulmonary edema?
1. Dyspnea at rest, peripheral edema 2. Hypertension, bradycardia 3. Increased coughing, crackles 4. Decreased O2 saturation, increased PAWP