Author Question: A Hispanic toddler has pneumonia. The nurse notices that the parent consistently feeds the child ... (Read 127 times)

abarnes · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A Hispanic toddler has pneumonia. The nurse notices that the parent consistently feeds the child only the broth that comes on the clear liquid tray. Food items such as Jell-O, Popsicles, and juices are left. What would best explain this?

a. The parent is trying to feed child only what child likes most.
b. The parent is trying to restore normal balance through appropriate hot remedies.
c. Hispanics believe that the evil eye enters when a person gets cold.
d. Hispanics believe that an innate energy called chi is strengthened by eating soup.

Question 2

The nurse discovers welts on the back of a Vietnamese child during a home health visit. The child's mother says that she has rubbed the edge of a coin on her child's oiled skin. The nurse should recognize that this is:

a. Child abuse.
b. A cultural practice to rid the body of disease.
c. A cultural practice to treat enuresis or temper tantrums.
d. A child discipline measure common in the Vietnamese culture.

alexanderhamilton · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
In several groups, including Filipino, Chinese, Arabic, and Hispanic cultures, hot and cold describe certain properties completely unrelated to temperature. Respiratory conditions such as pneumonia are cold conditions and are treated with hot foods.
This may be true, but it is unlikely that a toddler would consistently prefer the broth to Jell-O, Popsicles, and juice. The evil eye applies to a state of imbalance of health, not curative actions. Chinese individuals believe in chi as an innate energy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A cultural practice to rid the body of disease is descriptive of coining. The welts are created by repeatedly rubbing a coin on the child's oiled skin. The mother is attempting to rid the child's body of disease. The mother was engaged in an attempt to heal the child. This behavior is not child abuse, a cultural practice to treat enuresis or temper tantrums, or a disciplinary measure.