A pregnant patient from a nondominant culture wants to deliver ...

[savannahhooper]

A pregnant patient from a nondominant culture wants to deliver the baby the American way with epidural pain management. How should the nurse describe this patient's statement about childbirth?
 
  A) Attempting assimilation
  B) Combating ethnocentrism
  C) Expression of acculturation
  D) Stereotyping American behavior

Question 2

As part of the newborn assessment, the nurse inspects the gluteal and popliteal folds of the hips to assess for:
 
  A. opisthotonos.
  B. neurologic development.
  C. congenital hip dysplasia.
  D. muscle development.

[Jordin Calloway]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Assimilation occurs when people from a nondominant culture adopt the values of the dominant culture. The patient believes that epidural pain management is the American way of childbirth. Ethnocentrism is the belief one's own culture is superior to all others. The patient is not demonstrating ethnocentrism. Acculturation is losing ethnic traditions because of disuse. There is no enough information to determine if the patient is practicing acculturation. Stereotyping is expecting a person to act in a characteristic way without regard to individual traits. The patient's desire to deliver the baby the American way is not stereotyping.

Answer to Question 2

C
Asymmetric skin folds warrant further evaluation to confirm or rule out hip dysplasia.