nmGuidelines nm5th nmEdition nmby nmJill
nmC. nmCash; nmCheryl nmA. nmGlass;
nmJenny nmMullen||Chapters nm1 nm-
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,Chapter nm1. nmHealth nmMaintenance
nmGuidelinesnmMultiple nmChoice
Identify nmthe nmchoice nmthat nmbest nmcompletes nmthe nmstatement nmor nmanswers
nmthe nmquestion.
nm 1. nmThe nmnurse nmis nmpreparing nmto nmteach nma nmpatient nmof nmthe
nmAsian nmculture nmto nmperform nmpostoperative nmdressing nmchanges nmat
nmhome nmafter nmdischarge. nmWhich nmstatement nmmade nmby nmthe nmnurse
nmindicates nmculturalnmcompetence?
a. Tell nmme nmhow nmyou nmfeel nmabout nmyour nmsurgery.
b. Asian nmpeople nmare nmsmart, nmso nmthis nmshould nmbe nmeasy nmfor nmyou nmto
nmunderstand.
c. American nmsurgeons nmare nmhighly nmqualified; nmIm nmsure nmyou nmwill nmheal
nmquickly.
d. Will nmyou nmtell nmme nmabout nmany nmtraditional nmhealing nmpractices nmthat
nmyou nmwould nmlike nmto nmuse?
nm 2. nmAn nmunconscious nmvictim nmof nma nmhouse nmfire nmis nmbrought nmto
nmthe nmemergency nmdepartment nmby nmthenmparamedics. nmTied nmto nmthe
nmright nmwrist nmis nman nmemblem nmthat nmappears nmbe nma nmreligious
nmtalisman. nmWhich nmaction nmshould nmthe nmnurse nmtake?
a. Tape nmit nmin nmplace.
b. Do nmnothing nmwith nmit.
c. Remove nmit nmand nmlock nmit nmup nmfor nmsafekeeping.
d. Place nmit nmin nma nmclothing nmbag nmwith nmthe nmrest nmof nmthe nmpatients
nmbelongings.
nm 3. nmA nm43-year-old nmpatient nmof nmArab nmdescent nmis nmadmitted nmto
nmthe nmhospital. nmTo nmcomply nmwith nmthenmstate nmlaws nmof nmthe
nmorganization, nmthe nmnurse nmoffers nmthe nmpatient nma nmPapanicolaou
nmsmear, nmwhich nmshe nmrefuses. nmWhich nmaction nmshould nmthe nmnurse
nmtake nmfirst?
a. Notify nmthe nmphysician.
b. Report nmthe nmrefusal nmto nmthe nmsupervisor.
c. Explain nmthe nmrationale nmfor nmand nmbenefits nmof nmthe nmtest.
, d. Tell nmher nmit nmis nmstate nmlaw nmand nmthat nmshe nmdoes nmnot nmhave nma
nmchoice.
nm 4. nmA nmpatient nmwho nmis nma nmJehovahs nmWitness nmhas nmsevere
nmgastrointestinal nmbleeding nmand nma nmdangerously nmlow nmhemoglobin nmlevel.
nmThe nmpatient nmis nmfully nmalert nmand nmcompetent nmand nmrefuses nmto
nmacceptnmthe nmblood nmtransfusion nmordered nmby nmthe nmphysician. nmWhich
nmaction nmby nmthe nmnurse nmis nmmost nmappropriate?
a. Obtain nma nmcourt nmorder nmto nmgive nmthe nmblood.
b. Administer nmthe nmblood nmwhile nmthe nmpatient nmis nmsleeping.
c. Have nmthe nmpatients nmspouse nmsign nmthe nmconsent nmto nmhave nmthe nmblood
nmadministered.