Rehabilitation Health Facility has a high percentage of Jewish ...

[melina_rosy]

Rehabilitation Health Facility has a high percentage of Jewish patients recovering from a variety of ailments. Which of the following is important for the facility's staff to know about medical care and the Jewish culture?
 
  A) Pork and shellfish but not milk products are recommended as healthful foods in the diet.
  B) A rabbi must be consulted before any health-related decisions can be made.
  C) A skullcap and socks must be worn from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
  D) Modern medical care is encouraged but may be opposed during the Sabbath.

Question 2

The nurse discusses nutritional health with an 89-year-old client whose total protein level is 5 (abnormally low).
 
  Which of the following physiological changes should the nurse interpret as a potential pathological process rather than a normal age-related change? A) Decreased amounts of pepsinogen released in the stomach
  B) Decreased peristalsis of the esophagus and stomach
  C) Decreased taste sensations, decreasing food intake
  D) Decreased teeth and chewing ability

[dudman123]

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
In the Jewish culture, medical care is encouraged but may be opposed during the Sabbath. Exceptions may be made for the seriously ill. The other choices are not true of the Jewish culture.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Tooth loss is not a normal aging change. Esophageal motility and stomach motility decrease with advanced age causing presbyesophagus. The stomach has a higher pH as a result of the declines in hydrochloric acid and pepsin (converted pepsinogen), which can interfere with the absorption of proteins. The tongue atrophies, affecting the taste buds and decreasing taste sensations.