The nurse determines that a patient is in the process of acculturation. What did the nurse assess in this patient?
A. Americanization of the patient's name
B. Engaging in activities with members of the family's preferred social group
C. Speaking the family's native language
D. Living away from the family of origin
Answer: A
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A patient is admitted to the emergency room with a ventricular dysrhythmia associated with an acute myocardial infarction. The physician has ordered a bolus of lidocaine IV
What assessment should the nurse make prior to administering this medication? A) Assess for lidocaine administration in the patient's history. B) Determine the patient's ability to swallow. C) Assess the patient's nutritional history for allergies. D) Determine if the patient has had a reaction to local anesthesia.
Communication skills are most essential for the nurse:
a. when they become nurse managers. b. except when delegation is required. c. to decrease nurse-family interaction. d. to obtain information from patients.
The nurse is caring for a client on the cardiac unit. Which change of condition may indicate potential increasing of right-side heart failure? Select all that apply
A) Edema changed from a 3+ to a 1+ B) Jugular vein distention C) Increased dyspnea D) One-pound weight loss E) Increased palpitations F) Increased weakness on ambulation
The 30-year-old woman whose mother has type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse what her chances are of developing diabetes because of her mother's disease. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "You have a greater susceptibility for developing the disease, with a 1 in 20 to a 1 in 50 chance." B. "Your risk is the same as the general population, because there is no genetic risk for development of type 2 diabetes." C. "Type 2 diabetes is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Therefore, your risk for becoming diabetic is 50%." D. "Children of people with type 2 diabetes have a 15% chance of developing the disease, but environmental factors, such as obesity, also influence your risk."