Author Question: A nurse is conducting a health assessment for an African American client. What should the nurse ... (Read 92 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is conducting a health assessment for an African American client. What should the nurse consider in terms of cultural sensitivity?

A) All individuals, regardless of culture, have the same anatomy and physiology.
B) Asking specific questions about race during the health history
C) Cultural risk factors for alterations in health and normal racial variations
D) Differences in emotional, social, and spiritual basic human needs

Question 2

While conducting a physical examination of the thorax, a nurse notes and documents breath sounds as moderate blowing sounds with equal inspiration and expiration. What type of breath sounds are these?

A) Bronchial
B) Bronchovesicular
C) Vesicular
D) Adventitious

iman · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
The person's culture does not affect how a health assessment is conducted, but it is an integral component of nurseclient interactions. Nurses should know risk factors for alterations in health based on racial inheritance, as well as normal variations that occur among races.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Bronchial breath sounds are high pitched, with expiration longer than inspiration. Bronchovesicular sounds are moderate blowing sounds with equal inspiration and expiration. Vesicular sounds are soft and low-pitched, with longer inspiration than expiration. Adventitious sounds are not normally heard in the lungs.