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,Chapterl1.lHealthlMaintenancelGuidelinesl
MultiplelChoice
Identifylthelchoicelthatlbestlcompleteslthelstatementlorlanswerslthelquestion.
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1.lThelnurselislpreparingltolteachlalpatientloflthelAsianlcultureltolperformlpostoperativeld
ressinglchangeslatlhomelafterldischarge.lWhichlstatementlmadelbylthelnurselindicateslculturallc
ompetence?
a. Telllmelhowlyoulfeellaboutlyourlsurgery.
b. Asianlpeoplelarelsmart,lsolthislshouldlbeleasylforlyoultolunderstand.
c. Americanlsurgeonslarelhighlylqualified;lImlsurelyoulwilllheallquickly.
d. Willlyoultelllmelaboutlanyltraditionallhealinglpracticeslthatlyoulwouldllikeltoluse?
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2.lAnlunconsciouslvictimloflalhouselfirelislbroughtltolthelemergencyldepartmentlbylthelp
aramedics.lTiedltolthelrightlwristlislanlemblemlthatlappearslbelalreligiousltalisman.lWhichlact
ionlshouldlthelnurseltake?
a. Tapelitlinlplace.
b. Dolnothinglwithlit.
c. Removelitlandllocklitluplforlsafekeeping.
d. Placelitlinlalclothinglbaglwithlthelrestloflthelpatientslbelongings.
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oldlpatientloflArabldescentlisladmittedltolthelhospital.lTolcomplylwithlthelstatellawsloflthelorg
anization,lthelnurselofferslthelpatientlalPapanicolaoulsmear,lwhichlshelrefuses.lWhichlactionl
shouldlthelnurseltakelfirst?
a. Notifylthelphysician.
b. Reportlthelrefusalltolthelsupervisor.
c. Explainlthelrationalelforlandlbenefitslofltheltest.
d. Telllherlitlislstatellawlandlthatlsheldoeslnotlhavelalchoice.
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4.lAlpatientlwholislalJehovahslWitnesslhaslseverelgastrointestinallbleedinglandlaldangerou
slyllowlhemoglobinllevel.lThelpatientlislfullylalertlandlcompetentlandlrefusesltolacceptlthelbloodlt
ransfusionlorderedlbylthelphysician.lWhichlactionlbylthelnurselislmostlappropriate?
, a. Obtainlalcourtlorderltolgivelthelblood.
b. Administerlthelbloodlwhilelthelpatientlislsleeping.
c. Havelthelpatientslspouselsignlthelconsentltolhavelthelbloodladministered.