A Mexican American mother insists on using special candles to help her daughter's ear infection. The nurse asks the mother if she would also give her daughter antibiotics. This is called cultural:
1. Accommodation
2. Repatterning
3. Brokering
4. Awareness
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This means that the nurse supports and facilitates the use of cultural practices with interventions from the biomedical health care system.
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A 54-year-old man has a myocardial infarction, resulting in left-sided heart failure. The nurse caring for the man is most concerned that he will develop edema in what area of the body?
A) Abdominal B) Liver C) Peripheral D) Pulmonary
Mrs. Nguyen immigrated to the United States 2 years ago, but she is not yet able to understand or speak English. Which of the following practices should then a nurse follow when obtaining translation for Mrs. Nguyen into Vietnamese?
A) Have Mrs. Nguyen's niece, aged 9 years, translate the nurse's assessment. B) Provide written material to supplement an explanation in simple English. C) Determine whether it is possible to complete Mrs. Nguyen's treatment without having to communicate directly with her. D) Enlist the services of a hospital translator.
Describe the patient care and education that goes along with giving diuretics.
What will be an ideal response?
Long term treatment for chronic illness'.
What will be an ideal response?