Nurses must be diligent to avoid oversimplified opinions about a patient. This is known as
1. Ethnocentrism
2. Stereotyping
3. Racism
4. Prejudice
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Rationale 1: Ethnocentrism means interpreting the beliefs and behavior in terms of one's own cultural values and traditions
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A nurse on an orthopedic trauma unit is providing care for a client who has had Buck's traction applied after suffering multiple trauma in a motorcycle accident. The essential characteristic of all types of traction is the application of:
A) Pulling force to aid healing or relieve symptoms B) Twisting force to prevent complications of immobility C) Therapeutic pressure on an injured body part D) Pushing injured bones together to promote reunion
Conjugated estrogen (Premarin) is indicated for treatment of menopause. Which side effects should a nurse explain before administering the medication to a woman who has just had a hys-terectomy?
a. Breast tenderness b. Hypotension c. Arthralgia d. Skin rash
A nurse working in the 1970s would have applied genetic concepts by:
a. Providing genetic counseling to those with genetic disorders b. Educating clients about using genetic testing for risk identification c. Explaining the purposes of the Human Genome Project to clients d. Facilitating referrals for specialized genetic services for clients
An unusual increase in a disease should be investigated. Epidemiologic clues that may signal a bioterrorism attack include
1. A large number of cases of the flu 2. A case of cholera following a trip to India by a local politician 3. Dengue fever in a group of students who just returned from a mission trip 4. Unusual illness in a population