A community health screening is being held for residents at the ...

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A community health screening is being held for residents at the local town hall. The nurse is alert to the biocultural history of patients and aware that which of the following individuals have a greater potential for and incidence of tuberculosis?
 
  a. Black Canadians
  b. Jewish persons
  c. Southern Asians
  d. First Nations and Inuit peoples

Question 2

The nurse observes another nurse dropping a frail older client during transfer. The client does not seem to be injured, so the other nurse does not plan to report the incident. What should the nurse do?
 
  a. The nurse and the client's physician should fill out the incident report.
  b. If the other nurse has not filled out the incident report, then the nurse should fill it out.
  c. The nurse should ask the client to fill out the incident report.
  d. Report the incident to the Canadian Nursing Association.

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Answer to Question 1

D

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A Black persons have a predisposition to hypertension.
B Tay-Sachs disease is linked to Ashkenazi Jews.
C Lactose intolerance is frequently observed among Southern Asians.
D According to Health Canada (2011), the prevalence of tuberculosis among First Nations and Inuit peoples is eight to ten times higher than the national average.

Answer to Question 2

B
Whistleblowing (i.e., reporting a colleague's errors, incompetence, unsafe/negligent practice, or client abuse) is one of the most difficult things a nurse has to do to ensure safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care. If the other nurse has not filled out the incident report, then the nurse should.
Filling out the incident report with the client's physician is not an appropriate action.
Asking the client to fill out the incident report is not an appropriate action.
Reporting the incident to the Canadian Nursing Association is not an appropriate action.