Author Question: Cultural health practices of the African-American client are often considered efficacious, neutral, ... (Read 39 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Cultural health practices of the African-American client are often considered efficacious, neutral, or dysfunctional. In specific circumstances, the nurse may permit the neutral practice of:

A.
Putting a knife under the bed to cut pain.
B.
Use of sugar and overrefined flour.
C.
Use of goat's milk and cabbage juice for infection.
D.
Drinking of a fluid that contains herbs and spices for dehydration.

Question 2

Which of these statements about keloids in Blacks is accurate?

A.
They are rare due to a increased melanin in Blacks.
B.
They are common due to susceptibility in Blacks to overgrowth of connective tissue after injury.
C.
They are less common in Blacks than in White Americans, particularly after burns.
D.
They are temporary in Blacks, usually disappearing within a year without treatment.