What is the social orientation among most middle-class American families?
a. Extended
b. Friends
c. Significant others
d. Nuclear
D
The nuclear family is the social orientation of family that is seen most frequently in this group. The extended family is seen as the social orientation for cultures such as some Alaskan, traditional Chinese, and Mexican cultures. Friends and significant others are not identified as a social orientation of family.
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a. "My eyes will need to be dilated before the procedure." b. "The scanner will take a picture in about 2 seconds." c. "A digital image of most of my retina will be produced for the doctor to view." d. "This test is used to help detect eye disease early."
A 72-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic is hospitalized after fainting while visiting her daughter
The staff has voiced complaints regarding the family ignoring hospital rules regarding visiting hours and number of visitors allowed in the room. In addition, the daughter brings food to the mother from home that is not a part of the client's prescribed diet. How can the staff deal with these issues in a professional manner? a. Meet with the patient and family to determine how to provide support for cultural practices. b. Have security remove the family and focus on the client's care and needs. c. Accept the food from the family and throw it out without informing them. d. Allow family presence to take priority over treatments and therapies.
"Self-governing" is another word or definition for:
a. expertise. c. autonomy. b. profession. d. accountability.
The nurse is talking with a male client who is actively hallucinating. The client is fearful that the voices he hears will direct him to kill himself or will hurt him directly
Which of the following nursing statements would be therapeutic at this time? 1. "I can hear the voices too, but they are telling you to go to bed now." 2. "I know whose voices you are hearing and told them not to hurt you." 3. "I know you believe they are going to cause you harm, but it's not true." 4. "I don't hear them, but it must be frightening to hear voices that others can't hear."