The belief that one's own culture or way of life is better than that of others is known as:
a. stereotyping.
b. prejudice.
c. ethnocentrism.
d. xenophobia.
c
Ethnocentrism is the term used to refer to the tendency
to assume that one's culture and way of life constitute the
norm or are superior to all others.
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a. "I read a recent article that stated that al-most half of older adults would move to an assisted living community if they could no longer care for themselves." b. "I am happy that Medicare pays for the cost of living in an RC/AL." c. "I will have to check with my long term care insurance company. I heard that it might pay for RC/AL." d. "RC/AL costs significantly less than nurs-ing home care."
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The critical care nurse explains that to help prevent tracheal dilation, a complication of tracheostomy tube placement, the nurse should A) suction the tracheostomy tube frequently. B) use a cuffed tracheostomy tube. C) use the minimal air leak technique with cuff pressure less than 25 cm H2O. D) keep the tracheostomy tube plugged.
The nurse instructs the parents of a child with Guillain-Barré syndrome on care that will be needed once the child is discharged home. Which statement made by the parents indicates that teaching has been effective?
A) "We need to be sure to change our child's body position at least twice a day.". B) "Our child might experience weakness even after recovering from the illness.". C) "It will take about 10 days for our child to be back normal and return to school.". D) "This disease affects the heart and lungs, so our child will have limited ability going forward.".
A head and neck physical examination is completed on a 50-year-old female patient. All physical findings are normal except for fine brittle hair. Which laboratory test will the nurse expect to be ordered, based upon the physical findings?
a. Oxygen saturation b. Liver function test c. Carbon monoxide d. Thyroid-stimulating hormone test