The nurse is planning care for a group of patients from different cultural backgrounds. What aspects of the nurse will impact how the patients access and respond to health care services?Select all that apply.Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A. Cultural background
B. Heritage
C. Language
D. Role
E. Age
A. Cultural background
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a. Aphasia b. Geriatric patients c. Profoundly deaf d. Legally blind e. Severe COPD
A client with adult ADHD reflects "I make a lot of careless mistakes at work and I have a lot of
trouble staying 'on task.' Sometimes I cannot seem to tune in to what others are telling me. My thoughts seem to drift and I do not connect facts. When it comes to organizing, I have a bad time putting things in the right order.". The physician tells the nurse that she believes medication will help the client. The nurse should expect to provide health teaching about a class of drugs known as a. benzodiazepines. b. psychostimulants. c. neuroleptics. d. anxiolytics.
A nurse reminds a patient that communication in the family unit involves continual exchange of information. Which is the best example of this concept?
a. Determining the intent of the communica-tion being sent b. Determining whether the communication is functional or dysfunctional c. Accepting individual differences d. Excluding emotional responses
A patient has a urostomy. You know that:
a. The person needs good skin care b. The person is incontinent c. The person needs bladder training d. The person needs a catheter