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KWilfred

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To avoid a cultural taboo while making patient assignments for the nursing unit, the nurse would try to avoid assigning a Navajo nurse to:
 
  A.
  A patient in isolation with tuberculosis.
  B.
  A patient with jaundice.
  C.
  A dying patient.
  D.
  A patient of the opposite sex.

Question 2

During a skin assessment, you notice that Mr. C., a Mexican American patient, has skin that is yellowish-brown in color. However, the skin on the hard-soft palate is a normal pink color. From this finding, you could probably rule out:
 
  A.
  Pallor.
  B.
  Cyanosis.
  C.
  Diabetes.
  D.
  Iron deficiency.



Sophiapenny

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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