A Latino American male client refuses to acknowledge responsibility for hitting his wife. He states, "It's the man's job to keep his wife in line." How should a nurse culturally interpret his statement?
A) Latino culture is male dominated with clear male–female role definition.
B) Religious tenets support the use of violence in the marital context.
C) There is no equivalent for the words "personal responsibility" in the Spanish language.
D) Family dynamics are kept private, lest shame befall the family.
A
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a. Elite old b. Middle old c. Old old d. Young old
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A. Clamp the tubing with padded clamps. B. Cover the insertion site with sterile gauze. C. Clamp and close the skin at the insertion site. D. Reinsert the chest tube, using sterile technique.
A nursing student questions the instructor regarding the acronym DRGs. The most appropriate response by the instructor is to inform the student that the acronym DRGs stands for which of the following?
a. Debt ratio gain c. Disease recovery groups b. Diagnosis-related groups d. Debt resource generator