A male nurse was admitting a woman from Italy who spoke perfect English. The nurse had no idea what would be considered appropriate behavior for a male nurse with a female client from outside the United States. Which of the following statements should be
a. Can you tell me about Italy? I've always wanted to go there.
b. I don't know much about care in your country. Could you tell me what you expect from a nurse in a hospital?
c. I understand you have national health care in your country, but you do understand that here you will have to pay for all your care?
d. You'll probably prefer a female nurse. I'll have a female colleague come in shortly.
Question 2
The community/public health nurse was conducting a blood pressure clinic. The nurse noted that a Chinese client's blood pressure was 80/50. The client stated that he was taking propranolol for hypertension.
Which of the following would be the most probable reason for this low blood pressure?
a. The client may be more sensitive to the effects of beta-blockers.
b. The client may never really have had hypertension.
c. The client may have taken too much of the medication each day.
d. The client may not have told the physician all the other medications he was taking.
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