During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient of Irish heritage to identify a health protection practice that is ingested. What practice is this patient most likely follow?
1. Senna tea
2. Yeast
3. Wine
4. Hot peppermint tea
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Explanation: 1. Drinking senna tea has laxative effects, which is important among Irish-American as a HEALTH protection tradition.
2. Drinking yeast is found to be a Swedish-American HEALTH mechanism for lumbago.
3. Drinking wine daily is found to be an Italian-American HEALTH maintenance practice.
4. Drinking hot peppermint tea is found to be a HEALTH restoration practice for Norwegian-Americans.
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