The nurse is providing care to a 19-year-old woman and asks her ...

[D2AR0N]

The nurse is providing care to a 19-year-old woman and asks her if she will be taking medication to help with her mental health condition.
 
  She tells the nurse that she has to check with her father before she decides to take medication. In what culture do men typically have significant authority over family decisions?
  A) Pacific Islander
  B) Black American
  C) Hispanic
  D) Eastern European

Question 2

A nurse who provides care for many Native American clients knows that several clients live with constellations of symptoms that have resulted from the accumulation of trauma over several generations. This phenomenon is known as:
 
  A) Cultural trauma
  B) Forced assimilation
  C) Historical trauma
  D) Generational trauma

[pratush dev]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
When working with Asian/Pacific Island families, recognizing the role of the father is important. These men historically have had total authority over family decisions.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Historical trauma is defined as a constellation of symptoms that occur as a result of cumulative emotional and psychological trauma, which is transmitted across the life span of generations as a result of colonization and genocide (Yellow Horse Brave Heart, 2003).

[D2AR0N]

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[lindahyatt42]

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