Patients from which group are most likely to avoid asking for pain medication because of their cultural belief that pain should be stoically endured?
a. Filipino c. Vietnamese
b. Chinese d. Puerto Ricans
A
Filipinos tend to be stoic, and believe that pain is God's will and that He will give them the strength to bear it. Thus, they are likely to avoid asking for pain medication. The Chinese, Vietnamese, and Puerto Ricans do not have such beliefs about pain and would probably ask for pain medication.
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a. implores "What's the matter with me?" b. stays in her room and rocks or paces. c. states she is uninterested in eating. d. concentrates on what the nurse is saying.
The statements by a client that would give the nurse information that pertains to spiritual assessment
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1. Just above the umbilicus,around thelargest circumference of the abdomen 2. Below the umbilicus 3. Just below the sternum 4. Just above the pubic bone
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Is the following statement true or false? ‘The epidermis has no blood supply’