When dealing with cultural awareness, the nurse realizes that the term oppression involves which of the following?
a. Maintaining advantages based on social group membership
b. Systems that maintain disadvantages aimed purely at individuals
c. Intentional discrepancies alone
d. Issues at institutional levels independent of individual or cultural factors
A
Oppression involves systems that maintain advantages and disadvantages based on social group membership and operate intentionally and unintentionally, at individual, cultural, and institutional levels.
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The patient has a wound from peripheral vascular disease that is not healing in an orderly, sequential manner, and the patient has diminished functional integrity. How does the nurse label this wound?
A) Acute B) Chronic C) Nonhealing D) Partial-thickness
A patient tells the nurse, "I'm told that I should reduce the stress in my life, but I have no idea where to start.". Which would be the best initial nursing response?
a. "Why not start by learning to meditate? That technique will cover everything.". b. "In cases like yours, physical exercise works to elevate mood and reduce anxiety.". c. "Reading about stress and how to manage it might be a good place to start.". d. "Let's talk about what is going on in your life and then look at possible options.".
The population health nurse is preparing an educational seminar to be provided during the next community health fair that focuses on preventive health services. What topics should the nurse include in this educational session? (Select all that apply.)
1. The need to explore emotional issues. 2. The need for school-age children to have an annual eye examination. 3. The need for annual blood pressure assessments for people with hypertension. 4. The importance for older community members to receive annual influenza inoculations. 5. The importance for people with diabetes to have a specific set of preventive measures.
The nurse observes an infant for signs of increased intracranial pressure, which include
a. a catlike cry, depressed anterior fontanel, lethargy b. a nonpalpable posterior fontanel, overriding suture lines, poor feeding c. a decreased level of consciousness, hypo-thermia, tachycardia d. an increasing head circumference, widening sutures, irritability