A nurse is caring for an African American in an acute care setting. Which one of the following might be a special nursing consideration for this patient?
A) The patient might request a visit from a folk healer.
B) The patient may be upset by drawing blood for a test.
C) The patient may perceive illness as a punishment from God.
D) The patient may expect the caregiver to deduce the problem by instinct.
A
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After administering propylthiouracil (PTU), what effect would the nurse anticipate the drug will have in the patient's body?
A) To destroy part of the thyroid gland B) To inhibit production of thyroid hormone in the thyroid gland C) To suppress the anterior pituitary gland's secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) D) To suppress the hypothalamus's production of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
The industrial nurse examines an employee who states that his right shoulder hurts when he abducts it and points with one finger to the spot at the point of his shoulder that is painful. He mentions that he won a racquetball tournament yesterday
The nurse suspects the employee is suffering from: a. rotator cuff tear. b. bursitis. c. dislocation. d. subluxation.
The nurse is concerned that a patient with a below-the-knee amputation is at risk for delayed healing. What information from the patient's medical history led the nurse to make this clinical decision?
Select all that apply. 1. body mass index 15 2. history of hypokalemia 3. smokes 2 ppd of cigarettes 4. takes vitamin supplements 5. treated for right heart failure
The scientific approach used to describe the types of cases for which care is provided in a care delivery setting is called:
a. a critical pathway. b. SOAP. c. case mix. d. none of the above.