The nurse caring for an African-American patient recognizes that the primary decision makers in the patient's family generally are:
a. men.
b. women.
c. clergy.
d. grandparents.
B
When caring for African-Americans, women are primarily decision makers in the family and are frequently the head of the household.
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A) Decreasing vascular tone and vasodilation B) Reducing the size of the prostate to reduce pressure on the urethra C) Relaxing the bladder and prostate and improving urine flow D) Lowering blood pressure
While providing care, a school-age child develops epistaxis. What should the nurse do to help this patient?
A) Turn the child's head to the side and press on the nasal ridge. B) Sit the child upright and apply pressure to the sides of the nose. C) Keep the child flat and apply pressure to the bridge of the nose. D) Elevate the head of the bed slightly and apply pressure to the forehead.
The nurse researcher is evaluating clinical questions. Which is a qualitative question?
a. What factors affect clients' responses to postoperative pain? b. Do wound vacuum systems improve sur-gical wound healing time? c. What are the effects of hourly rounding on client fall rates? d. Do chlorhexidine swabs decrease central line site infections?
A patient has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney. Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?
a. Atrophy of the remaining kidney b. Compensatory hypertrophy of the remain-ing kidney c. Dysplasia in the remaining kidney d. Renal failure