Which action, following the death of a loved one, would the nurse witness the Chinese American family members doing?
A) Praying beside the body
B) Washing the body
C) Calling the spirits
D) Perfuming the body
B
Feedback:
Following the death of the Chinese American client, some family members prefer to wash their loved one themselves. By cleansing the body, it is a sign of respect. Many cultures offer prayers beside the body. Calling spirits and perfuming the body is not commonly completed.
You might also like to view...
The client at three days postpartum has come to the maternity clinic with complaints of urinary urgency and dysuria. Which statement is most important for the nurse to make?
1. "Void into this sterile cup without touching the inside of the cup." 2. "Be sure to wipe from back to front after you have a bowel movement." 3. "Call the clinic if you develop nausea and vomiting or constipation." 4. "Decrease your fluid intake for a few days, but eat a lot of vegetables."
Which of the following statements describes one of the standards of case management during hospitalization?
a. Begin discharge planning on the first day of hospitalization. b. Keep an older adult in the hospital as long as necessary. c. Accept the hospital discharge planner's (HDP) proposal for discharge. d. Assist hospital personnel to focus on the admission complaint.
A 23-year-old patient who is suspected of having an epidural hematoma is admitted to the emer-gency department. Which action will the nurse plan to take?
a. Administer IV furosemide (Lasix). b. Prepare the patient for craniotomy. c. Initiate high-dose barbiturate therapy. d. Type and crossmatch for blood transfu-sion.
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The nurse administers a pain medication prescribed on a prn basis by the physician. What best describes the type of intervention the nurse is demonstrating?
A) Physician-prescribed intervention B) Collaborative intervention C) Patient advocacy intervention D) Nurse-prescribed intervention