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A nurse is about to despair. Earlier in the week, she carefully taught a patient from a different culture exactly how much medication to take and emphasized the importance of taking the correct amount.
 
  However, the patient is back in the hospital today with symptoms of an overdose, although the patient denies taking more than the label indicated. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
  a. The patient was taking more mediation in the hope of getting well faster.
  b. The patient was also taking folk medicines that had many of the same effects and perhaps some of the same ingredients as the prescribed medication.
  c. The patient truly did not understand and thought the dose being taken was correct.
  d. The patient had a unique response to the medication and should have a smaller dose ordered.

Question 2

A nurse wishes to develop cultural competence. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
 
  a. Complete a survey of all the various ethnicities represented in the nurse's community.
  b. Consider how the nurse's own personal beliefs and decisions are reflective of his or her culture.
  c. Invite a family from another culture to join the nurse for an event.
  d. Study the beliefs and traditions of persons living in other cultures.



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allisonblackmore

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B




bobbie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


dyrone

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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