In which cultural group is a shaman considered the traditional healer?
a. Hispanic Americans c. European Americans
b. Native Americans d. African-Americans
B
The traditional healer for Native Americans is a Shaman or a Medicine Man/Woman.
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The nurse working in the long-term care facility reviews a physician order that the nurse feels is unsafe. The physician is contacted and upholds the order. What should the nurse do?
1. Carry out the order and document the order was questioned with the physician. 2. Refuse to carry out the order and document the rationale for why it was not done. 3. Consult the RN supervisor and explain the situation and the physician's response. 4. Explain the dilemma to the patient and ask the patient to give permission for the order to be done.
Advance directives differ from informed consent in that advance directives:
a. are guidelines to be used only if a client cannot make medical decisions for him- or herself b. are only used for specific procedures and expire after the procedure is performed c. can be obtained from a client who is sedated, while informed consent cannot d. only apply to medical treatments and interventions and cannot be used to direct future nursing care
Which of the following actions by the nurse best exhibits surgical asepsis?
1. Disinfecting an item before adding it to a sterile field 2. Allowing sterile gloved hands to fall below the waist 3. Suctioning the oral cavity of an unconscious client 4. Touching only the inside surface of the first glove while pulling it onto the hand
The patient is being admitted to the emergency department with reports of shortness of breath. The patient has had chronic lung disease for many years but still smokes. What will the nurse do?
a. Allow the patient to breathe into a paper bag. b. Use oxygen cautiously in this patient. c. Administer high levels of oxygen. d. Give CO2 via mask.