In the United States, the prevailing ethnic attitude is:
A. Family-centered model
B. Patient-centered model
C. Culture-centered model
D. Outcome-centered model
B. Patient-centered model; in the United States, the patient is visualized as being the center of an indefinite number of concentric circles and therefore our ethnic attitude is a patient-centered model.
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1. Assess the client for respirations, oxygen saturation, consciousness, circulation, and activity. 2. Assess the client for pain. 3. Assess whether the client wants the family in the recovery room. 4. Take the client's temperature.
The nurse is reviewing the components of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), which include:
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. intravenous administration equipment. 2. antibiotics. 3. life-support medications. 4. chemical antidotes. 5. hospital beds.