The belief that illness is an imbalance of the hot and cold body properties and a punishment from God is associated with
1. Chinese.
2. Hispanics.
3. Native Americans.
4. Northern Europeans.
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Hispanics feel that good health is a gift from God and illness is an imbalance of the hot and cold body properties.
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A) No later than 48 hours B) No later than 24 hours C) No later than 72 hours D) No later than 30 hours
A patient with dysphagia is scheduled for PEG tube insertion and asks the nurse how the tube will stay in place. What is the nurse's best response?
A) Adhesive holds a flange in place against the abdominal skin. B) A stitch holds the tube in place externally. C) The tube is stitched to the abdominal skin externally and the stomach wall internally. D) An internal retention disc secures the tube against the stomach wall.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has an intrapulmonary restrictive lung disorder. The nurse chooses interventions with the understanding that treatment for this disease
a. can assist lung tissue in regenerating. b. is best attained through surgery. c. requires a long course of antibiotics. d. will not reverse the disease process.
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1. Document the findings. 2. Catheterize the client. 3. Massage the uterine fundus until it is firm. 4. Call the physician immediately.