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Chapteri1.iHealthiMaintenanceiGuidelinesi
MultipleiChoice
Identifyitheichoiceithatibesticompletesitheistatementiorianswersitheiquestion.
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1.iTheinurseiisipreparingitoiteachiaipatientiofitheiAsianicultureitoiperformipostoperativeidres
singichangesiatihomeiafteridischarge.iWhichistatementimadeibyitheinurseiindicatesiculturalicompe
tence?
a. Tellimeihowiyouifeeliaboutiyourisurgery.
b. Asianipeopleiareismart,isoithisishouldibeieasyiforiyouitoiunderstand.
c. Americanisurgeonsiareihighlyiqualified;iImisureiyouiwillihealiquickly.
d. Williyouitellimeiaboutianyitraditionalihealingipracticesithatiyouiwouldilikeitoiuse?
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2.iAniunconsciousivictimiofiaihouseifireiisibroughtitoitheiemergencyidepartmentibyitheipar
amedics.iTieditoitheirightiwristiisianiemblemithatiappearsibeiaireligiousitalisman.iWhichiactioni
shoulditheinurseitake?
a. Tapeiitiiniplace.
b. Doinothingiwithiit.
c. Removeiitiandilockiitiupiforisafekeeping.
d. Placeiitiiniaiclothingibagiwithitheirestiofitheipatientsibelongings.
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oldipatientiofiArabidescentiisiadmitteditoitheihospital.iToicomplyiwithitheistateilawsiofitheiorgan
ization,itheinurseioffersitheipatientiaiPapanicolaouismear,iwhichisheirefuses.iWhichiactionishou
lditheinurseitakeifirst?
a. Notifyitheiphysician.
b. Reportitheirefusalitoitheisupervisor.
c. Explainitheirationaleiforiandibenefitsiofitheitest.
d. Telliheriitiisistateilawiandithatisheidoesinotihaveiaichoice.
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4.iAipatientiwhoiisiaiJehovahsiWitnessihasisevereigastrointestinalibleedingiandiaidangerously
ilowihemoglobinilevel.iTheipatientiisifullyialertiandicompetentiandirefusesitoiacceptitheiblooditransf
usioniorderedibyitheiphysician.iWhichiactionibyitheinurseiisimostiappropriate?
a. Obtainiaicourtiorderitoigiveitheiblood.
b. Administeritheibloodiwhileitheipatientiisisleeping.
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c. Haveitheipatientsispouseisignitheiconsentitoihaveitheibloodiadministered.