Which activity demonstrates the best attempt at being a culturally sensitive nursing professional?
A) Arranging for an interpreter when assessing a culturally diverse client with limited English speaking skills.
B) Asking the culturally diverse client's family to be present whenever health education is being addressed.
C) Becoming self aware of the customs and beliefs of the cultures regularly found among the population being cared for.
D) Recognizing that beliefs and values may vary greatly among members of culturally diverse populations.
C
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a. "Gastrointestinal symptoms are common with this medication." b. "People taking this drug should not take antihistamines." c. "This drug helps neurons that aren't al-ready damaged to function better." d. "This drug significantly slows the pro-gression of the disease."
The nurse is concerned about the potential of sexual harassment in her workplace. Which standard should this nurse investigate before making a decision about whether an activity is sexual harassment or not?
1. Reasonable person standard for hostile work environmental sexual harassment 2. Reasonable woman standard for hostile work environment sexual harassment 3. Reasonable person standard for quid pro quo sexual harassment 4. Reasonable woman standard for quid pro quo sexual harassment
A 68-year-old male patient tells the nurse that he is worried because he does not respond to sexual stimulation the same way he did when he was younger. The nurse's best response to the patient's concern is which of the following?
a. "Interest in sex frequently decreases as men get older." b. "Many men need additional sexual stimulation with aging." c. "Erectile dysfunction is a common problem with older men." d. "Tell me more about how your sexual response has changed."
During report, a nurse learns that a new patient received lavage during the previous shift. The nurse correctly understands this to mean
1. Washing of the entire body with tepid water to reduce a dangerously high fever. 2. Encouraging the patient to sip ice water every minute or two to feel more comfortable during a fever. 3. Immersion in a whirlpool bath to débride the skin around a wound. 4. Irrigation of the stomach or colon with cold water to reduce a very high fever that did not respond to other treatment.