What is the best method of assessing a patient from a culture with which the nurse is unfamiliar
given a limited amount of time?
A) Ask the patient what practices and beliefs are important in care.
B) Look for cues from the patient's behavior.
C) Base judgments on knowledge of a related culture.
D) Seek information on the culture from the Internet.
A
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The son chooses to pursue employment in logging rather than upset his parents' desires for their son. This family is experiencing: 1. Enmeshment. 2. Pseudohostility. 3. Pseudomutuality. 4. Schism.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is an important biochemical marker for pregnancy and so the basis for many tests. A maternity nurse should be aware that:
1. hCG can be detected as early as 2½ weeks after conception. 2. the level of hCG increases gradually and uniformly through pregnancy. 3. much lower than normal increases in the level of hCG may indicate a postdate pregnancy. 4. higher than normal levels of hCG may indicate ectopic pregnancy or Down syn-drome.
Which question from the nurse during a health history and physical assessment for the school-age child would best determine cognitive development?
1. "What grade are you in?" 2. "What is your least favorite class?" 3. "What books have you read lately?" 4. "What classes are you taking, and what are your grades in them?"
A client's medical record indicates that she has a previous diagnosis of substance use disorder. Which of the following is the best description of the term "substance use disorders," according to the American Psychiatric Association?
A) Indicates that the client experiences tolerance and withdrawal symptoms B) Is an umbrella term for substance abuse and substance dependence C) Indicates that the client does not experience tolerance and withdrawal symptoms D) Indicates that the client has a medical reason for taking the substance