A nurse is caring for a Hispanic individual. Which question should the nurse ask the person during the assessment process?
a. How many herbal medicines do you take?
b. You cannot use any herbal products in the hospital. Did you bring any?
c. Herbal products interact with medicine, so you cannot continue to use the herbal products. Which ones do you use?
d. Tell me how you treat your asthma at home. What treatments work especially well for you?
Answer: d. Tell me how you treat your asthma at home. What treatments work especially well for you?
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1) Terminology for the client's disease or injury. 2) A part of the client's medical diagnosis. 3) The client's presenting signs and symptoms. 4) A client's response to a health problem.
You are doing discharge teaching in the emergency department with a 16-year-old who had a nosebleed. What would you include in the discharge teaching of this patient?
A) Apply direct pressure for 20 minutes B) Apply direct pressure for 15 minutes C) Apply direct pressure for 10 minutes D) Apply direct pressure for 5 minutes
The nurse anticipates a client with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.60% to:
a. experience blackouts. c. die from respiratory failure. b. be unconscious. d. experience delirium tremors.
A measure of a patient's ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical instructions is:
1. Health literacy 2. Ethnicity 3. Medical training 4. Disparity