Family Practice Guidelines 6th Edition Test Bank Cash Glass Mullen Questions and Answers Study Guide 2026

TEST BANKS For Family Practice Guidelines 6th
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v Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass; Jenny
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Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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,Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guidelines
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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v 1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform postoperative
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dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement made by the nurse indicates cultural
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competence?
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a. Tell me how you feel about your surgery.
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b. Asian people are smart, so this should be easy for you to understand.
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c. American surgeons are highly qualified; Im sure you will heal quickly. v v v v v v v v v v




d. Will you tell me about any traditional healing practices that you would like to use?
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v 2. An unconscious victim of a house fire is brought to the emergency department by the
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paramedics. Tied to the right wrist is an emblem that appears be a religious talisman. Which
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action should the nurse take?
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a. Tape it in place. v v v




b. Do nothing with it.
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c. Remove it and lock it up for safekeeping. v v v v v v v




d. Place it in a clothing bag with the rest of the patients belongings.
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v 3. A 43-year-old patient of Arab descent is admitted to the hospital. To comply with thestate
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laws of the organization, the nurse offers the patient a Papanicolaou smear, which she refuses.
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Which action should the nurse take first?
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a. Notify the physician. v v




b. Report the refusal to the supervisor. v v v v v




c. Explain the rationale for and benefits of the test. v v v v v v v v




d. Tell her it is state law and that she does not have a choice.
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v 4. A patient who is a Jehovahs Witness has severe gastrointestinal bleeding and a dangerously
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low hemoglobin level. The patient is fully alert and competent and refuses to acceptthe blood
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transfusion ordered by the physician. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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a. Obtain a court order to give the blood. v v v v v v v




b. Administer the blood while the patient is sleeping. v v v v v v v




c. Have the patients spouse sign the consent to have the blood administered.
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, d. Ensure the patient understands possible consequences and then respect the patients wishes.
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v 5. A patient of Mexican descent sees a curandero for asthma; the curandero has prescribeda
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special tea to be taken four times a day to open the airways. How should the nurse respond to this
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situation?
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a. Encourage the patient to continue drinking the tea. v v v v v v v




b. Encourage the patient to drink only one cup of the tea each day. v v v v v v v v v v v v




c. Ask the patient to bring in the tea package and have the pharmacist check the ingredients.
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d. Advise the patient to stop drinking the tea because of potential interactions with other
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medications.
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v 6. The nurse is caring for a young adult male patient who refuses personal care from a
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female nursing assistant. Which approach by the nurse is best?
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a. Encourage the patients family to talk with him about his care. v v v v v v v v v v




b. Have a registered nurse (RN) help with his personal care.
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c. Assign a male assistant to help with his personal care if one is available.
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d. Explain to him that males and females take care of both genders in this hospital.
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v 7. The nurse is providing medication instructions to a 45-year-old patient who does not
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maintain eye contact. What should this patients behavior indicate to the nurse?
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a. The patient is not interested.
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b. The nurse threatens the patients ego.
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c. The nurse is in a hierarchical position.
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d. The patient does not intend to follow the instructions.
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8. The nurse is caring for a patient of Spanish descent who is experiencing pain, but does not
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speak English. An interpreter is located to help with the assessment. What should the nurse do to
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facilitate communication with this patient?
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a. Use hand signals to determine the cause of the pain.
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b. Ensure the interpreter is not left alone with the patient.
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c. Maintain eye contact with the patient and the interpreter. v v v v v v v v




d. Use only physical examination data; do not rely on verbal communication.
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v 9. A new mother of Guatemalan descent brings her 10-day-old infant to a clinic for a well-baby
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checkup. To promote healing, she has a coin taped to the infants umbilicus. What should the nurse
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do about this situation?
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a. Teach the mother how to clean the coin daily and reapply it.
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b. Explain to the mother that the coin is not necessary for healing.
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