The nurse has received orders for a 4 month old with a diagnosis ...

[stephzh]

The nurse has received orders for a 4 month old with a diagnosis of Volvulus. To provide comfort for the infant, the nurse should:
 
  1. Encourage the mother to hold the infant and provide a pacifier.
   2. Keep the infant swaddled tightly.
   3. Place the infant in a prone position.
   4. Assess the pain level of the infant using the FACES scale.

Question 2

A family from a different ethnic group comes into a clinic. A nurse thinks that they are not interacting well with her because they are not making direct eye contact. The nurse that thinks the family is not interacting well is demonstrating:
 
  1. Cultural competency.
   2. Cultural bias.
   3. Cultural diversity.
   4. Transcultural nursing.

[kardosa007]

Answer to Question 1

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1. The holding will place the patient in a position to take pressure off of the abdomen, and the pacifier may help with decreasing the need for food.
2. Swaddling the baby may cause more distress because of the constriction around the abdomen.
3. The prone position will place too much pressure on the abdomen.
4. FACES is used for assessing pain, not providing a source of comfort.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The nurse does not understand the culture and is not competent.
2. Cultural bias may occur when the nurse places his/her own values before the values of a different culture.
3. The nurse is not diverse in the understanding of other cultures.
4. Transcultural nursing identifies the cultural needs of a patient.

[stephzh]

Excellent

[Bigfoot1984]

Great answer, keep it coming