The nurse is teaching a 69 year old female with congestive heart failure about self-management of her disease. Which of the following would be considered appropriate to teach this patient?
a. maintain healthy weight, limit sodium intake, exercise regularly, take meds as ordered
b. lose 20 pounds, weigh daily at home, report weight gain of more than 1 pound to the physician
c. see the doctor weekly, take meds as ordered, limit sodium intake
d. keep blood pressure at 160/90, eat a diet low in fats, exercise twice per week
Question 2
A nurse has completed giving a presentation to her peers regarding ethnocultural heritage. What statement by a peer would indicate a need for further education?
A) Heritage consistency describes the degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her respective tribal culture.
B) Culture is the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.
C) Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits such as a common religion or language.
D) A person can only value characteristics that are heritage consistent.
