A client requests a minister to perform a healing ritual during ...

[savannahhooper]

A client requests a minister to perform a healing ritual during her hospitalization for preterm labor. The nurse should:
 
  a. determine if the practice is harmful to the current medical treatment
  b. discuss with the client the lack of positive benefits associated with this practice
  c. recommend this practice be done outside of the hospital environment
  d. permit any ritual or symbolic healing system desired by the client

Question 2

Which factor contributes the most to an increased risk for chromosomal anomalies?
 
  a. Maternal or paternal age
  b. Maternal or paternal occupation
  c. Environmental exposure to teratogens
  d. Seeking prenatal care late

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Answer to Question 1

A
The nurse's responsibility is to protect the client from harm, so determining if the practice is harmful is the appropriate intervention. The nurse's responsibility is to determine if the practice is harmful, not to offer blanket endorsement of all complementary/alternative therapies.

Answer to Question 2

A
Maternal or paternal age is one of the most common causes of chromosomal anomalies. Maternal or paternal occupation is not associated with chromosomal anomalies. While environmental exposure to teratogens is associated with congenital anomalies including fetal demise, this is not a common factor associated with chromosomal anomalies. Lack of prenatal care can jeopardize both the fetus and the mother, but it is not associated with chromosomal anomalies.

[savannahhooper]

TYSM

[jackie]

Gracias!