Which of the following statements about race and culture in the United States is correct?
a. The United States ranks 22nd in the world for infant mortality rate.
b. Ethnic minority populations have higher rates of low-birth-weight infants.
c. Black infants are more likely to have cleft palates than Native American infants.
d. Whites have more fraternal twin pregnancies than non-Whites.
Answer: b. Ethnic minority populations have higher rates of low-birth-weight infants.
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a. It presents collective common evidence of health care clients' experiences, which may provide inspirations for individual practice. b. It provides stories of how health care clients feel. This lets nurses know what people in similar circumstances can be expected to experience. c. It provides evidence that determines how nurses should interact with various cultures. This mandates action. d. It generates and tests theory. e. It reveals participants' experiences and individual viewpoints, feelings, and interpretations. These can provide guidelines for client-centered care.
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Which of the following tasks could not be performed by an unlicensed home health aide?
a. Transfer the patient into a bathtub. b. Measure or dispense medication. c. Contact family members independently. d. Accompany the patient outside the home.
The nurse is planning care for a client with conjunctivitis and selects risk for altered vision as a nursing diagnosis when the client tells the nurse which of the following?
1. "I have had the infection for 3 days.". 2. "I caught the infection from my child.". 3. "This is the fourth infection like this.". 4. "My mother is blind from retinopathy.".