A nurse is caring for a 58-year-old Southeast Asian man. The nurse knows that, most importantly, incorporating the patient's health beliefs and practices into nursing care will
A) Enhance his social system
B) Enhance cultural connectedness
C) Improve his health outcomes
D) Improve communication with him and his family
C
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The nurse is performing a cultural assessment on a patient. What does the nurse know about cultural assessments?
a. They are intrusive and time consuming. b. They are not dependent on a trusting relationship. c. They are rarely plagued by miscommunication. d. They are based in similarities of behavior.
A client who has been in an accident but is unhurt is displaying moderate anxiety, including
scattering of attention, dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, and hyperventilation. The statement indicating that the nurse is reacting to the client's relief behavior rather than her needs is a. "It must have been a frightening experience to be in an accident.". b. "Accidents can result in all kinds of feelings. It must have been scary.". c. "I'll stay with you in case you would like to share your feelings with me.". d. "There is nothing physically wrong with you. You need to stop breathing so rapidly.".
The negative impact of immobilization on a patient depends on the duration, degree, and type of _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Where is the best place to begin to select a vein for an initial intravenous (IV) site in a left-handed patient?
a. Antecubital vein of the right arm b. Antecubital vein of the left arm c. Right forearm d. Left forearm