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The nurse is beginning her assessment on a 35-year-old woman. The patient appears to be of Asian descent. As part of the nurse's cultural assessment,
 
  what question is most appropriate for the nurse to ask pertaining to race prior to documenting the patient's race?
  a. You appear to be Asian. Am I correct?
  b. Can you tell me a little about your oriental background?
  c. What race do you identify with and what name do you call it?
  d. Which Asian country are you from?

Question 2

The nursing student tells her instructor, My patient is Jewish and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication she said, I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'
 
  What is the most appropriate response by the instructor?
  a. This is common folk medicine among some Jewish people. You can talk to her about taking her medications and eating chicken soup.
  b. There is no scientific evidence to support chicken soup as a substitute for antihypertensive medications. Maybe you should do some research on this.
  c. The patient can make her own choices and decisions, and there is nothing we can do about this.
  d. You can tell the patient she can eat her soup, but she needs to understand that she has to take her medications first.



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Sierray

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A




karen

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
:D TYSM


adf223

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

 

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