A nurse is employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

[anjilletteb]

A nurse is employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). Which of the following branches of government is the nurse working for?
 
  a. Judicial
  b. Executive
  c. Legislative
  d. Health

Question 2

A nurse is planning a refugee outreach clinic at the neighborhood health center. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse in order to provide culturally competent care? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Their own background, beliefs, and knowledge may be significantly different from those of the people receiving care.
  b. Language barriers may interfere with ef-forts to provide assistance.
  c. Certain risk factors may be present for a given population.
  d. Certain groups may use nontraditional healing practices.
  e. Introduction of the American culture will be an important part of the encounter.

[katkat_flores]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The executive branch includes regulatory departments, one of which is the USDHHS. The judi-cial branch is composed of a system of federal, state, and local courts guided by the opinions of the Supreme Court. The legislative branch is made up of the Senate and the House of Represent-atives, whose members are elected by the citizens of particular geographic areas. There is not a health branch of the government.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D
When working with immigrants, it is important to be aware of one's own beliefs while realizing that language barriers may exist, that different populations experience different risk factors and illnesses, and that nontraditional healing practices may be used. It would not be appropriate to impose the American culture into the encounter.

[anjilletteb]

Excellent

[Joy Chen]

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