The tendency to ignore all differences between cultures and to act as though the differences do not exist is defined as cultural:
1. Conflict
2. Shock
3. Blindness
4. Imposition
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Cultural blindness occurs when people state that everyone is treated the same, regardless of their cultural orientation.
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a. creating key components of disaster pro-tocols. b. developing workable action plans for dif-ficult issues. c. establishing guidelines for policy and procedures. d. improving care by developing patient care plans.
A patient is admitted to the cardiac care unit from the emergency department. He is receiving amiodarone (Cordarone), because his frequent runs of ventricular tachycardia have proved re-fractory to other drugs
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a. the patient's right to self-determination and to be free to get out of bed. b. an understanding that nondrug interven-tions must be tried before medications. c. the knowledge that application of a vest restraint requires a physician's order. d. the patient's cognitive ability to under-stand and follow directions.
One of the postoperative orders is for imipenem/cilastatin (Primaxin) 500 mg IV now, thenq6h× 2 doses
Before you give the antibiotic, what will you assess?