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lilldybug07 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse works in a facility that cares for clients from a broad range of racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

Which statement should the nurse include in a presentation for nurses new to the facility on the client population of the facility? 1. Our clients come from a broad range of backgrounds, but we have a good interpreter service.
2. Many of our clients come from backgrounds different from your own, but it doesn't cause problems for the nurses.
3. Because most of the doctors are bilingual, we don't have to deal with the differences in cultural backgrounds of our clients.
4. Understanding the common values and health practices of our diverse clients will facilitate better care and health outcomes.

Question 2

An example of descriptive statistics is:

1. A positive correlation between breastfeeding and infant weight gain.
2. The infant mortality rate in the state of Oklahoma.
3. A causal relationship between the number of sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases.
4. The total number of spontaneous abortions in drug-abusing women as compared with nondrug-abusing women.

miss.ashley · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. The role of a foreign language interpreter is to facilitate communication. The interpreter might or might not be able to interpret the cultural practices of clients. An example is a Spanish interpreter: The interpreter might be from Spain, but interprets language for clients from Guatemala and Nicaragua, countries about which the interpreter might know virtually nothing.
2. Racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds of clients have significant implications for how they perceive health, illness, and health care. It is important for nurses to understand the backgrounds of the client population that attend that facility.
3. Bilingual physicians, like all physicians, have very busy schedules, and often do not understand nursing care. It is the responsibility of the nurse to become familiar with the backgrounds of the client population.
4. Because of the implications for care based on cultural background, it is important for nurses to understand the backgrounds of the client population that attend the facility.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. A positive correlation between two or more variables is an example of inferential statistics.
2. The infant mortality rate in the state of Oklahoma is an example of a descriptive statistic, because it describes or summarizes a set of data.
3. A causal relationship between the number of sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases is an example of inferential statistics.
4. The total number of spontaneous abortions in drug-abusing women also would be an inferential statistic.