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NguyenJ

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A nurse conversing with a client is aware that the majority of the message may be nonverbal in some clients from which culture?
 
  a. Asian
  b. African American
  c. Latino
  d. European

Question 2

The nurse inadvertently gives the wrong dose of a drug, resulting in the client's death. This would be classified legally as:
 
  a. misfeasance.
  b. nonfeasance.
  c. malfeasance.
  d. malpractice.


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lcapri7

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Clients of Asian cultures may be more comfortable with longer periods of silence than clients of other cultures.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Misfeasance occurs when the nurse gives the wrong dose of a drug, causing the death of the client.


NguyenJ

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

tanna.moeller

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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