Mr. Akello has another myocardial infarction while under your care. The second heart attack is fatal. The family is there at the time of his death, and you are concerned because they wish to ship the body back to Uganda.
Based on your knowledge of Ugandan funerals and the laws governing shipping deceased bodies to other countries, you are concerned because:
A.
Embalming is not observed in Uganda and must be done in the United States.
B.
Uganda does not accept bodies from the United States.
C.
The body must be buried before sundown in order to observe Ugandan customs.
D.
Cremation is required for all international transport of cadavers.
Question 2Manuel Ibo, a 25-year-old unmarried Nigerian with diagnosed hypertension, is admitted to your unit for uncontrolled hypertension. Both his mother and his father are with him on admission.
You note a dynamic relationship in the family structure between Mr. Ibo, his father, and his mother. Based on your cultural knowledge, you recognize that the family structure in many Nigerian American and Nigerian families is:
A.
Matriarchal.
B.
Communal.
C.
Patriarchal.
D.
Individualistic.
Question 3In providing health teaching about weight loss for a Puerto Rican client, the nurse should:
A.
Explain the relationship between health promotion activities and future health.
B.
Explain the relationship between health prevention activities and past health.
C.
Be aware that being thin is associated with good health.
D.
Contradict the value placed in being overweight.
Question 4Ms. Iweka, a recent Nigerian immigrant, presents to clinic complaining of general malaise and a fever of unknown origin. The culturally competent nurse will recognize that the client should be tested for:
A.
Malaria
B.
Cholera
C.
Hypertension
D.
Lactose intolerance
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