The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's own dose of antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other clients who are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing response is correct?
1. People of Asian extraction have higher expressed emotionality leading to better prognosis and lower dosages.
2. Often people of Asian extraction have lower metabolic rates and need lower amounts of medication.
3. There is no correlation between ethnic background and the amount of medication someone receives.
4. People of European extraction have more side effects from medication than do those of Asian extraction.
Question 2
When collecting family interactional data, the nurse knows to ask:
1. How do the actions of your family worsen your symptoms of schizophrenia?
2. Since you have been in the hospital, who is taking care of your children?
3. How often do you shop for nutritional items for your family?
4. What do you buy when you shop at the local market?
Tusks of African and Asian elephants.
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Entry level nurse competencies
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
Position the client