Which of the following statements describes the way family structure contributes to the overall character of a community and influences its health needs?
A) In most of the world, a scarcity of resources necessitates extended family residence together in one home.
B) In the United States and Western Europe, the extended family is the norm and many members may be involved in caring for the sick.
C) In the 6% of the world where nuclear family structures prevail, reliance on extended family and neighbors affects the needs and function of the family.
D) A client who has a nuclear family and no extended family has similar needs as the client with numerous extended family members.
A
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The nurse working on a pediatric unit is caring for an infant who lost a large quantity of blood during an accident
The physician believes the child will die without a blood transfusion, and explains that the infant is too critical to attempt other measures to increase the child's blood count. The parents refuse to allow the transfusion because it goes against their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses. Following ethical and legal principles, the nurse anticipates which of the following? 1. The physician will seek a court order to administer blood. 2. The parents' beliefs will be respected, and the infant might die. 3. The physician will order administration of medication to stimulate red blood cell production. 4. The physician will continue to try to change one parent's mind.
Patients who practice Judaism may have concerns about the following (select all that apply):
A. Dietary selection. B. Having tests scheduled between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday. C. Tests scheduled between sundown Saturday and sundown Tuesday. D. Meeting with the shamans. E. Meeting with the imam.
What would be a barrier to health care for a person who lives in a rural area?
A. Transportation B. Education C. Insurance D. Technology
Category-two conflict, or mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or internal or external demands, is best demonstrated by which scenario?
1. Students compete for front-row seating in the classroom. 2. A student disagrees with an instructor's point of view. 3. A student is unhappy with her clinical assignment due to attitudes of staff. 4. Two nurses bicker over who gets which patient assignments.