Nurses with an understanding of culture differences regarding ...

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Nurses with an understanding of culture differences regarding likely reactions to pain may be better able to help patients. Nurses should know that _____ women may be stoic until late in labor when they may become vocal and request pain relief.
 
  1. Chinese
  2. Arab or Middle Eastern
  3. Hispanic
  4. African-American

Question 2

Concerning skeletal injuries sustained by a neonate during labor or birth, nurses should be aware that:
 
  1. a newborn's skull is still forming and fractures fairly easily.
  2. unless a blood vessel is involved, linear skull fractures heal without special treatment.
  3. clavicle fractures often need to be set with an inserted pin for stability.
  4. other than the skull, the most common skeletal injuries are to leg bones.

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Answer to Question 1

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1. Incorrect. Chinese women may not exhibit reactions to pain. Medical interventions must be offered more than once.
2. Incorrect. Arab or Middle Eastern women may be vocal in response to labor pain from the start. They may prefer pain medications.
3. Correct. Hispanic women may be stoic early, more vocal and ready for medications later.
4. Incorrect. African-American women may express pain openly; use of medications for pain is more likely to vary with the individual.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Incorrect. Because the newborn skull is flexible, considerable force is required to fracture it.
2. Correct. About 70 of neonatal skull fractures are linear.
3. Incorrect. Clavicle fractures need no special treatment.
4. Incorrect. The clavicle is the bone most often fractured during birth.