A home health nurse is obtaining a cultural assessment on a ...

[sjones]

A home health nurse is obtaining a cultural assessment on a family of five. The nurse should include which of the following in her assessment?
 
  1. Food preferences
   2. Religious beliefs
   3. Perceptions of the cause for disease
   4. All of the above are correct

Question 2

A child has been prescribed to use Senna to help reduce constipation. The nurse should include which of the following in her teaching?
 
  1. Senna can be used long term.
   2. Increasing the amount of fluid intake will be important to help Senna work effectively.
   3. Senna should be used after an enema has been given.
   4. Senna should also be used with milk of magnesium to improve the outcomes.

[Bsand8]

Answer to Question 1

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1. A part of cultural assessment, along with others
2. A part of cultural assessment, along with others
3. A part of cultural assessment, along with others
4. All are part of a cultural assessment.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Senna should only be taken short term so that the bowel does not come to depend on the medication for defecation.
2. Fluid is important to help loosen stool and help Senna create the need for defecation.
3. Senna should be used prior to the use of an enema to try to defecate as much as possible in the least invasive manner possible.
4. Senna and Milk of Magnesium should not be used at the same time.

[sjones]

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