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Medesa · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is working with a female client who has just arrived in this country from the Philippine Islands and speaks no English. There is a male nurse working on the unit from the Philippines.

Which of the following questions will the nurse need to ask to reduce communication barriers? Select all that apply. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Is the male nurse willing to help in this situation?
2. Does the client speak Castilian Spanish or ordinary Spanish?
3. Would a male nurse providing care concern the client?
4. Do the client and male nurse speak the same dialect?
5. Do the client and male nurse come from the same island?

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about the risk of skin cancer.

One of the teens asks, I know you can get skin cancer from lying in the sun, but tanning booths are different, right? The nurse would include which of the following when responding? 1. While tanning booths are not as bad as the sun, they still increase the risk of skin cancer.
2. Tanning booths are worse than the sun because they emit more ultraviolet light.
3. Both tanning booths and the sun increase the risk of skin cancer, and should be avoided.
4. Occasional use of tanning booths is unlikely to be harmful if time is limited.

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

Answer to Question 1

1,3,4
Rationale 1: Answer options 1, 3, and 4 are questions that will help the nurse determine if asking the male nurse to assist with care will be acceptable to the client, and whether they will be able to effectively communicate. As long as the male nurse and the client speak the same dialect, it is not necessary to ask answer options 2 or 5.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: Both tanning booths and sun exposure increase the risk of skin cancer, and should be avoided. Risk increases with the length of time spent in the sun (or tanning booth), but the exact amount of exposure considered safe has not been determined, and the best policy is to use sunscreen when sun exposure is anticipated and to avoid the use of tanning booths.