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elizabeth18

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Which patient described below most needs an advocate?
 
  a. A 68-year-old female patient who tells you that she always relies on her husband to decide what is best
  b. An 80-year-old patient who states, Why do people talk over my head as if I was a child?
  c. A 4-year-old patient whose mother visits each evening but goes home to care for her other two children each night
  d. A 36-year-old patient who states, I really wish this surgery wasn't necessary. I want to look at my other choices, again.

Question 2

A family member of an elderly Hispanic patient admitted to the hospital tells the nurse that the patient has traditional beliefs about health and illness. Being a patient advocate, the best action by the nurse is to
 
  a. avoid asking any questions unless the patient initiates conversation.
  b. obtain further information about the patient's cultural beliefs from the family member.
  c. ask the patient whether it is important that cultural healers are contacted.
  d. explain the usual hospital routines for meal times, care, and family visits.



yifu223

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C



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