A priority action for the nurse who works with culturally diverse clients is completion of a:
a. sign language course.
b. cultural self-assessment.
c. cultural client assessment.
d. continuing education course on how to speak Spanish.
A nurse is admitting a Mexican-American child, and the mother comments that the child was exposed to mal ojo. The nurse should expect to find which symptom associated with this exposure?
a. Fever
b. Nervous tension
c. Bruising
d. Somnolence
When planning health care, the nurse should be mindful that members of the Asian culture tend to:
a. miss appointments because they are present oriented and time is viewed as flexible.
b. look to their ancestors for guidance.
c. plan ahead and be future oriented.
d. arrive early because they have no concept of time.
When healthy, a patient had requested that all life-sustaining measures be implemented.
Now the patient has Alzheimer's and had a deterioration in health that severely limits quality of life. The patient's only child is petitioning that the parent not be placed on life support again and be given only palliative care. The nurse assessing this ethical situation following the procedure would place the steps in what order? (Place in order of the Situation Assessment Procedure). Put a comma and space between each answer choice (for example: a, b, c, d).
a. Discuss with the ethics committee possible alternatives that would be acceptable to the family while considering the patient's wishes.
b. After the family presents two alternatives, work with the committee and family to agree on one alternative.
c. Provide rationale for the selection made.
d. Carefully assess the situation to identify the ethical issue and concerns.
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