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EAugust

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Mr. Akello has another myocardial infarction while under your care. The second heart attack is fatal. The family is there at the time of his death, and you are concerned because they wish to ship the body back to Uganda.
 
  Based on your knowledge of Ugandan funerals and the laws governing shipping deceased bodies to other countries, you are concerned because:
  A.
  Embalming is not observed in Uganda and must be done in the United States.
  B.
  Uganda does not accept bodies from the United States.
  C.
  The body must be buried before sundown in order to observe Ugandan customs.
  D.
  Cremation is required for all international transport of cadavers.

Question 2

Manuel Ibo, a 25-year-old unmarried Nigerian with diagnosed hypertension, is admitted to your unit for uncontrolled hypertension. Both his mother and his father are with him on admission.
 
  You note a dynamic relationship in the family structure between Mr. Ibo, his father, and his mother. Based on your cultural knowledge, you recognize that the family structure in many Nigerian American and Nigerian families is:
  A.
  Matriarchal.
  B.
  Communal.
  C.
  Patriarchal.
  D.
  Individualistic.


covalentbond

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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