Author Question: After a Native American client has died, the family begins the practice of purifying the body. The ... (Read 58 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

After a Native American client has died, the family begins the practice of purifying the body. The nurse realizes that the deceased client may stay with the family for what period of time?

1. 12 hours
2. 24 hours
3. 36 hours
4. 48 hours

Question 2

A client is considering several changes in personal habits to improve his health. Which of the following critical thinking strategies can the nurse use to help this client?

1. Ask the client to identify his goals to improve his health.
2. Remind the client that the physician has to approve all changes in his health improvement plan.
3. Suggest the client wait until he is discharged before planning to make personal habit changes.
4. Recommend that immediate changes are made to confuse the body's responses.

jlaineee · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Native Americans believe that the soul departs from the body 36 hours after death. The family may want the body to remain at the place of death for this period. The other choices are incorrect lengths of time according to Native American culture.

Answer to Question 2

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Critical thinking is a self-directed, deliberate, self-corrected, results-oriented reasoning process that strives to problem-solve client care issues by combining logic, intuition, and creativity. The goal of critical thinking is to assist clients to use what they already know and work with the client to make changes that they identify through self-discovery. Asking the client to identify goals to improve health is one strategy that the nurse can use when implementing critical thinking with client education. The other choices do not support critical thinking with client education.