Shared languages, common belief systems, and similar life experiences that people with the same ethnicity may have provide a basis for empathy and respect that can enhance assessment, health education, and overall communication
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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A. Children this age should not have congestion. B. Larger tonsils trap mucus, leading to gagging. C. The narrow trachea can become obstructed easily. D. Phlegm can migrate into the eustachian tubes.
Order: 2 g lidocaine in 500 mL D5W to infuse at 1 mg/min. Which of the following would be the appropriate IV for this order? _____
a. 1,000 mL D5W b. 250 mL NS c. 500 mL NS d. 500 mL D5W
A nurse who is studying chronic disease considers the multifactorial etiology of illness. What does this imply?
a. Genetics and molecular structure of dis-ease is paramount. b. Single organisms that cause a disease, such as cholera, must be studied in more detail c. Focus should be on the factors or combi-nations and levels of factors contributing to disease. d. The recent rise in infectious disease is the main focus.
Which individual has a greater risk of developing breast cancer?
1) 35-year-old Asian American woman 2) 45-year-old Jewish American woman 3) 60-year-old African American man 4) 75-year-old African American woman