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sMultiplenChoice
Identifynthen choicenthatnbestn completesnthen statementn orn answersnthenquestion.
1.nThennursenisnpreparingntonteachnanpatientnofnthenAsiannculturentonperformnpostoperativendr
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essingnchangesnatnhomenafterndischarge.nWhichnstatementnmadenbynthennursenindicatesnculturnalc
ompetence?
a. Tellnmenhown younfeelnaboutn yournsurgery.
b. Asiannpeoplen arensmart,nsonthisn shouldn ben easynforn youn tonunderstand.
c. Americannsurgeonsnarenhighlynqualified;n Imn suren younwilln healnquickly.
d. Willn yountellnmen aboutn anyntraditionalnhealingnpracticesn thatn youn wouldnlikenton use?
2.nAnnunconsciousnvictimnofnanhousenfirenisnbroughtntonthenemergencyndepartmentnbynthnep
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aramedics.nTiedntonthenrightnwristnisnannemblemnthatnappearsnbenanreligiousntalisman.nWhicnhn ac
tionnshouldn then nursen take?
a. Tapenitninnplace.
b. Donnothingnwithnit.
c. Removenitn andnlocknitnupnfornsafekeeping.
d. Placenitninnanclothingnbagnwithnthen restnofnthenpatientsn belongings.
3.nAn43-year-
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oldnpatientnofnArabndescentnisnadmittedntonthenhospital.nToncomplynwithnthestatenlawsnofnthenor
ganization,nthennursenoffersnthenpatientnanPapanicolaounsmear,nwhichnshenrefuses.nWhichnanctio
nn shouldnthen nursentakenfirst?
a. Notifynthenphysician.
b. Reportnthenrefusaln tonthensupervisor.
c. Explainnthenrationalen fornandnbenefitsn ofnthen test.
d. Tellnhernitn isnstatenlawn andnthatnshen doesn notnhaven anchoice.
4.nAnpatientnwhonisnanJehovahsnWitnessnhasnseverengastrointestinalnbleedingnandnandangeronus
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lynlownhemoglobinnlevel.nThenpatientnisnfullynalertnandncompetentnandnrefusesntonacceptthenblonodnt
ransfusionnorderedn bynthenphysician.n Whichn actionn bynthen nursen isn mostn appropriate?
a. Obtainn ancourtnordernton given then blood.
b. Administernthenbloodnwhilenthenpatientn isnsleeping.
, c. Haventhenpatientsn spousen signn thenconsentn tonhaven thenbloodn administered.