As the health care provider, you are informing a patient that he or she has a terminal illness. This discussion is most likely to be discouraged in which cultural group?
a. Navajo Native Americans
b. Dominant Americans
c. First-generation African descendants
d. First-generation European descendants
A
The Navajo culture believes that thought and language have the power to shape reality; the desire to avoid discussing negative information is particularly strong in this culture.
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a. recognize that the dosage is appropriate. b. evaluate for toxic effects, because the plasma levels will be increased. c. expect an increase in body fat to compensate for the changes in water-soluble drugs. d. recognize the need for the highest possible dosage to compensate for decreased plasma levels.
The nurse is performing a vaginal exam on a female client and notes a frothy yellow–green discharge. The nurse would suspect the client is experiencing which of the following?
1. Trichomoniasis 2. Chlamydia 3. Vaginitis 4. Gonorrhea
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