When taking care of a client from a different culture, the student nurse knows to:
A) Generalize to increase level of awareness.
B) Be careful when making generalizations.
C) Help families acclimate to the mental health clinic.
D) Help the client understand the majority way of life.
B
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The client states that she eats a banana and a small bowl of mini-wheats for breakfast; cottage cheese, pineapple, and celery for lunch; and chicken, brown rice, and broccoli for dinner. The woman states that she has lost five pounds in a month, but is feeling tired, and has had three colds in five weeks. When planning dietary teaching for this client, the nurse would include which of the following? 1. A variety of foods are needed to obtain all the needed nutrients for good health. 2. The client should take vitamin supplements. 3. The client is not taking in enough food. 4. The client is taking in too much protein.
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a. Exhaustive attention paid to patient characteristics b. Excluding clinicians in the study design to improve treatment efficacy c. Use of small sample sizes and specific patient sources/settings d. General, unstructured documentation of interventions
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A) Sedentary lifestyle C) Excess body weight B) Intake of fast foods D) Increased protein intake
The elderly population has a mean intake below the dietary reference intake (DRI) for several nutrients. Which of the following falls into that classification?
A) Sodium B) Potassium C) Chloride D) Manganese