A client who has difficulty sleeping expresses to the nurse that ...

[Jipu 123]

A client who has difficulty sleeping expresses to the nurse that watching television may help him relax and get sleep. The nurse disregards the client's concern and suggests drinking warm milk before going to bed.
 
  Which cultural characteristic is the nurse demonstrating?
  A) Stereotype
  B) Ethnocentrism
  C) Racism
  D) Relativity

Question 2

An Asian American male client is operated on for gallstones. On the postoperative night, the nurse finds that the client is not sleeping and is tossing and turning. When asked about analgesics, the client expresses that he does not have pain.
 
  What nursing action is most appropriate?
 
  A) Believing that the client has no pain
  B) Assessing for non-verbal expressions of pain
  C) Inspecting the incision site for any abnormality
  D) Asking the client if he is feeling hungry

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The nurse disregarding the client's concern is an example of ethnocentrism. Ethnocentric people view one's own culture as the only correct standard by which to view people of other cultures. Stereotypes are preconceived and untested beliefs about people. Racism uses skin color as the primary indicator of social value. Understanding that cultures relate differently to the same given situation is called relativity.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
The nurse should be aware that in Asian American culture, men tend to control their emotions and expressions of physical discomfort. Keeping this in mind, the nurse should assess the client for non-verbal expressions of pain. The nurse should not believe the client when he says that he does not have pain because, after surgery, pain is likely to occur. The nurse may inspect the incision site, but it is not an appropriate action. Asking the client if he is hungry may be irrelevant.

[Jipu 123]

TYSM

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