An instructor explains that patients are different. Their beliefs are different
Their responses to illness and wellness are different depending on their cultural backgrounds—even patients from the same cultural group may have differences in their health-care beliefs and practices. The knowledge of various cultural beliefs and values is known as cultural ____________________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
awareness
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A nurse is discussing fibrinolytic therapy for the acute phase of STEMI management with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates understanding of this therapy?
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A nurse prepares to administer a dose of ceftriaxone to a patient with acute epididymitis resulting from chlamydial infection. How should this drug be given?
a. Orally with meals b. Orally on an empty stomach c. Intramuscularly d. Intravenously
The patient has received a gunshot wound. To help predict the amount of damage, what information does the nurse collect?
A) Location of the shooting B) Information about the shooter C) Type of weapon and caliber of bullet D) Whether the injury involved a felony