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cookcarl · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Upon assessment, the nurse finds that a patient has a heart rate of 66 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg. The nurse ob-tained which type of data?

a. Personal
b. Demographic
c. Subjective
d. Objective

Question 2

The nurse is admitting a Hispanic patient to the oncology unit of the hospital. To provide culturally competent care, the nurse needs to determine the influence of culture on the patient's family.

Which of the following questions would best accomplish this? a. What types of foods do you eat?
b. Since you're Hispanic, would you like to order beans for supper?
c. I am assuming that you're Catholic. Do you want to see the priest?
d. Hispanics have large families. Do you have questions about visitation policies?

shoemake · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Objective data are observations or measurements of a patient's health status. Personal and de-mographic data refer to patient's name, age, sex, and so on. Subjective data are patients' verbal descriptions about their health problems. Demographic data includes birth, gender, address, fam-ily members' names and addresses.

Answer to Question 2

A
To determine the influence of culture on a family, you might want to ask the patient about his or her cultural background. Then ask questions concerning cultural practices. For example, What type of foods do you eat? Who cares for sick family members? Overgeneralizations in terms of racial and ethnic group characteristics do not lead to greater understanding of the culturally diverse family.