The nurse has asked a client if there is anyone else that should be included in the nutritional conversation. Which should the nurse recognize is the cultural importance eliciting this information?
A. The client may not want to discuss nutritional information.
B. The client may not be the person that grocery shops.
C. The client may defer to an elder when answering questions.
D. The client may not understand the information.
Answer: C
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a. Has chronic allergies. b. May have an infection. c. Is exhibiting a normal finding for a well child of this age. d. Should be referred for additional evaluation.
Why is shared governance important?
A. Regulates licensing of registered nurses and practical nurses B. Provides staff nurses with a voice in setting standards and policies C. Provides staff nurses with representation in the political arena D. Provides oversight and treatment of impaired nurses
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a. delegation. b. negotiation. c. clinical judgment. d. purposeful inaction.
The type of epidemiologic study that is used to describe a group of persons who share some characteristic of interest and who are enrolled in a study and followed over a period of time to observe some health outcome is a(n)
a. Case control study b. Cross-sectional study c. Cohort study d. Experimental study