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Edition by Jill C. Cash; Cheryl A. Glass; Jen
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ny Mullen||Chapters 1 - 23
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ltiplemChoice
Identifymthem choicemthatmbestm completesm themstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
m m 1.mThemnursemismpreparingmtomteachmampatientmofmthemAsianmculturemtomperformmpostoperative
mdressingmchangesmatmhomemaftermdischarge.mWhichmstatementmmadembymthemnursemindicatesmcul
turmalcompetence?
a. Tellmmemhowm youmfeelmaboutm yourmsurgery.
b. Asianmpeoplem aremsmart,msomthism shouldm bemeasymform youm tomunderstand.
c. Americanmsurgeonsmaremhighlymqualified;m Immsurem youmwillmhealmquickly.
d. Willm youmtellmmem aboutmanymtraditionalmhealingmpracticesm thatm youm wouldmlikemtomuse?
m m 2.mAnmunconsciousmvictimmofmamhousemfiremismbroughtmtomthememergencymdepartmentmbymth
meparamedics.mTiedmtomthemrightmwristmismanmemblemmthatmappearsmbemamreligiousmtalisman.mW
hicmhmactionmshouldmthemnursemtake?
a. Tapemitm inmplace.
b. Domnothingmwithm it.
c. Removemitm andmlockmitmupmformsafekeeping.
d. Placemitminmam clothingmbagmwithmthem restmofmthempatientsm belongings.
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oldmpatientmofmArabmdescentmismadmittedmtomthemhospital.mTomcomplymwithmthestatemlawsmofmt
hemorganization,mthemnursemoffersmthempatientmamPapanicolaoumsmear,mwhichmshemrefuses.mWh
ichmamctionmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
a. Notifymthemphysician.
b. Reportmthemrefusalmtom themsupervisor.
c. Explainmthemrationalemformandmbenefitsmofmthemtest.
d. Tellmhermitm ismstatemlawmandmthatmshemdoesm notmhavem amchoice.
m m m4.mAmpatientmwhomismamJehovahsmWitnessmhasmseveremgastrointestinalmbleedingmandmamdanger
omuslymlowmhemoglobinmlevel.mThempatientmismfullymalertmandmcompetentmandmrefusesmtomacceptthe
mblomodmtransfusionmorderedmbymthemphysician.mWhichmactionmbymthemnursemismmostmappropriate?
a. Obtainmamcourtmordermtom givemthemblood.
b. Administermthembloodmwhilemthempatientm ismsleeping.
, c. Havemthempatientsm spousem signmthemconsentmtomhavemthembloodm administered.