Which of the following provides the best explanation as to why people do not immediately seek medical treatment when they first become ill with HIV?
a. They are afraid to get tested for fear results will be positive.
b. They avoid the problem (maybe it will go away).
c. They don't recognize their symptoms as possibly being due to HIV.
d. It is too expensive to get an HIV test.
ANS: C
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A nurse prepares for a presentation to a group of adults using strategies appropriate for adult learning. Which of the following concepts is being applied?
a. Authoritarianism b. Learning style c. Pedagogy d. Andragogy
The ability to incorporate the patient's cultural perspective into nursing assessments and to modify nursing care in order to be as congruent as possible with the patient cultural perspective is:
a. diversity. c. cultural sensitivity. b. cultural awareness. d. ethnocentrism.
An APHN provides other nurses with information about how to improve client care. Which of the following roles is being performed?
a. Researcher b. Administrator c. Educator d. Consultant