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j.rubin

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A woman who attends your prenatal clinic has a thoracic-level spinal cord injury from a skiing accident. She is confined to a wheelchair for ambulation. Which of the following would you urge her to do during pregnancy?
 
  A) Hold her breath to cause descent of her diaphragm hourly.
  B) Tense her abdominal muscles hourly to maintain abdominal tone.
  C) Raise her buttocks off the wheelchair seat hourly.
  D) Do pelvic rocking hourly to maintain vertebral mobility.

Question 2

The student nurse reviews the anthropological model of culture, ethnicity, and race and reflects on how it influences patient care. The nurse knows that according to this model:
 
  A) culture and race are innate behaviors and will solidify as the child develops.
  B) culture is considered to be an internal and an acquired phenomenon.
  C) race describes categories of people, mostly based on cultural aspects.
  D) ethnicity refers to groups of people who share similar cultural characteristics.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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