Which of these cultural groups tends to be more future oriented, viewing time as a commodity for achieving future goals?
a. African Americans c. Asians
b. Jews d. Native Americans
B
European Americans are generally future oriented and are cognizant of the time at which certain things begin or end, while Asian Americans are oriented to the past, and Native Americans and African Americans are oriented to the present.
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1. Orientation to time, place, and person 2. Active discussion of dating practices in teenage years 3. Active discussion of presidential candidates in the next election 4. Orientation to the long-term care surroundings
A 26-year-old multipara is at 24 weeks' gestation. Her previous births include two large-for-gestational-age babies and one unexplained stillbirth. With this history, what assessment is most important?
1. Breath sounds 2. Hemoglobin and hematocrit 3. Urine and blood glucose 4. Urine for bacteria
Antibiotics used as antineoplastic drugs are not selectively toxic to bacterial cells, so are different from the antibiotics used to treat infections
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Manifestations of shock include: a. weak rapid pulse, low blood pressure, slow deepventilations and pale warm moist skin
b. weak slow pulse, high blood pressure, rapidshallow ventilations and pale warm moist skin. c. weak slow pulse, high blood pressure, rapidshallow ventilations and pale cool moist skin. d. weak rapid pulse, low blood pressure, rapid shallow ventilations and pale cool moist skin.