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jrubin

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse cares for a first-generation American whose family emigrated from Germany. Which worldview about the source of knowledge would this patient likely have?
 
  a. Knowledge is acquired through use of affective or feeling senses.
  b. Science is the foundation of knowledge and proves something exists.
  c. Knowledge develops by striving for transcendence of the mind and body.
  d. Knowledge evolves from an individual's relationship with a supreme being.

Question 2

A Mexican American patient puts a picture of the Virgin Mary on the bedside table. What is the nurse's best action?
 
  a. Move the picture so it is beside a window.
  b. Send the picture to the business office safe.
  c. Leave the picture where the patient placed it.
  d. Send the picture home with the patient's family.


ghepp

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The European-American perspective of acquiring knowledge evolves from science. The distracters describe the beliefs of other cultural groups. See relationship to audience response question.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Cultural heritage is expressed through language, works of art, music, dance, customs, traditions, diet, and expressions of spirituality. This patient's prominent placement of the picture is an example of expression of cultural heritage and spirituality. The nurse should not move it unless the patient's safety is jeopardized.


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