Author Question: Height and weight measurements are essential at every health care visit for clients in all age ... (Read 74 times)

anshika · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Height and weight measurements are essential at every health care visit for clients in all age groups because these measurements:

a. document that basic client evaluation has been done
b. provide data related to maturational level
c. indicate the need for diagnostic follow-up
d. signal possible onset of alterations that may indicate illness

Question 2

In which of these cultural groups is the husband/father considered the dominant family member?

a. Hispanic c. Native American
b. Asian d. African American

moormoney · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
At the outset of the examination, the nurse obtains the client's vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure) and height and weight. The nurse should be familiar with usual or normal findings in each aspect of the head-to-toe assessment for each client, such as the normal range of values in the vital signs of an infant or an older adult or the expected skin turgor at different developmental stages. Alterations from the normal ranges could indicate illness.

Answer to Question 2

A
Gender roles are culturally determined and vary by family organization. For example, in Hispanic, Latino, and traditional Muslim families, the patriarchal (male head of household) structure is predominant; the husband/father is the authority figure and decision maker while the wife is responsible for household maintenance and child care.