Prior to caring for a client from another culture, the nurse should place primary importance on which action?
A) Examining personal biases and prejudices
B) Researching characteristics of the specific culture
C) Asking colleagues ways to approach the client
D) Developing awareness of the culture's health practices
A
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A client has a platelet count of 9800/mm3. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Assess the client for calf pain, warmth, and redness. b. Instruct the client to call for help to get out of bed. c. Obtain cultures as per the facility's standing policy. d. Place the client on protective isolation precautions.
Three guidelines to follow when deciding on a course of action related to an ethical dilemma are
A) discuss the issue with an expert, read research on the subject, and investigate current public laws. B) collect the facts, ask yourself what would happen if everyone behaved in this way, and discuss concerns with an authority. C) present the issue to the ethics committee, ask others what they would want in this situation, and list possible courses of action. D) make a list of possible solutions, test the solutions, and revise the decision based on results.
Which is the most appropriate nursing reply when a client asks what the goal and benefit are of assertive skills training?
A. "It protects the client from others who express aggressive feelings." B. "It gives reliable, expert information so that clients may correct faulty behaviors." C. "It clarifies misperceptions that have caused clients to distort reality." D. "It improves communication skills in order to improve interpersonal relationships."
A client with chronic pain presents in the emergency department of the local hospital stating "I just can't take this anymore."
On questioning the client, the nurse discovers that the client have experienced chronic pain since being involved in an accident 2 years previously. The client states that he has been labeled a "drug seeker" because he is looking for relief for the pain and feels hopeless, angry, and power-less to do anything about the situation. The nurse understands that this client is at risk for: 1. Criminal activity 2. Opioid abuse 3. Suicide 4. Drug addiction