PN2 Final Exam- Rasmussen College

Good communication - One vital skill in coping with health issues and other life crises Ethnocentrism - A nurse says, "I'm not going to change the way I practice nursing based on where the client is from, because research shows that Western health care technology and research is best." What is such a belief called? False - Ethnicity is learned from family and friends and consists of shared beliefs and customs. Defensiveness - When a person quickly assumes that others are blaming of confronting them, this is called Competence - When a nurse practices nursing care based on the uniqueness of the person's culture, the practice is called cultural Use communication techniques that he or she is most comfortable with in order to make the patient feel comfortable - To determine a patient's cultural practices regarding communication and eye contact, the nurse should: Subjective & Objective - performing an assessment of a client provides which type of information Safety - maintaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to ensure that patient, staff, and the healthcare system are protected from potential harm is: Dehydration - What postoperative complication is more likely to occur in older adult clients Fluids become alkaline - the nurse is aware that which of the following results when a decreased concentration of hydrogen ions occurs within body fluids Oxygen and carbon dioxide - Which of these gases are important in the human body salt - When an acid and a base react with each other, which substance is formed? Osmosis - The movement of water through a semi-permeable or selectively permeable membrane to equalize the concentration of salts or other solutes