During an assessment, a pregnant patient tells the nurse that ...

[Arii_bell]

During an assessment, a pregnant patient tells the nurse that white foods are not consumed in the patient's culture. What should the nurse do first after learning this information?
 
  A) Ask the patient to define white foods..
  B) Document that white foods are not eaten.
  C) Explain that white foods have nutrients needed for pregnancy.
  D) Discuss reasons why white foods are avoided in the patient's culture.

Question 2

A nurse is working with a woman who has been diagnosed with severe fibrocystic breast disease. When describing the medications that can be used as treatment, which of the following would the nurse be least likely to include?
 
  A) Tamoxifen
  B) Bromocriptine
  C) Danazol
  D) Penicillin

[cassie_ragen]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The patient is from a culture that avoids eating white foods.. The first thing that the nurse should do is assess what white foods are. From this information, the nurse could then determine appropriate diet teaching for the patient. The nurse needs to do more than document that white foods are avoided. The nurse needs to know what white foods are before explaining their nutritional value. Discussing why white foods are avoided demonstrates cultural insensitivity.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Treatment of severe fibrocystic breast disease may include the use of tamoxifen, bromocriptine or, danazol. Penicillin would be used to treat an infection such as mastitis.