A patient from a non-English-speaking culture comes into the health clinic seeking care. The nurse is unable to determine the patient's primary language. What should the nurse do?
A. Ask for help to determine the patient's primary language.
B. Encourage the patient to seek care elsewhere.
C. Notify Security.
D. Contact a homeless shelter.
Answer: A
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A. "Administering psychotropic medications can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."B. "Soothing the client by stroking an arm or shoulder can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."C. "Applying leather restraints can be a part of violence-intervention protocols."D. "Calling for assistance is a part of violence-intervention protocols."
When the nurse attempts to wake a patient who has just closed his eyes and appears asleep, the patient states he is not asleep. The stage of sleep the patient is in is
A) Stage 1 B) Stage 2 C) Stage 3 D) Stage 4
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A) By increasing the number of beta-adrenergic receptors B) By increasing the muscle tone in the smooth muscle of the trachea C) By increasing the permeability of the alveolar membrane D) By increasing the number of binding sites on erythrocytes
A 6-year-old child is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What consideration is most important in planning preoperative teaching?
a. Preoperative teaching should be directed at his parents because he is too young to understand. b. Preoperative teaching should be adapted to his level of development so that he can understand. c. Preoperative teaching should be done several days before the procedure so he will be prepared. d. Preoperative teaching should provide details about the actual procedures so he will know what to expect.