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30 Cards in this Set
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A nurse is American-Born and works in a large hospital with patients from many cultures. What must this nurse develop to provide the best care? |
Cultural Competence |
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A nurse is caring for a female neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. What book does the nurse know will be used when naming this neonate? |
Holy Torah |
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A nurse is caring for a male neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. Who will the nurse anticipate will circumcise the neonate? |
A Mohel |
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A nurse is caring for a neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. Who can the nurse anticipate will name the neonate? |
Father |
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A nurse is caring for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. The nurse is aware members of this faith may wear sacred undergarments. What intervention is appropriate for the nurse caring for this Patient? |
Remove the undergarments in emergency situations only |
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A nurse is caring for an Orthodox Jewish patient. What is the most appropriate dietary requirement for the nurse to implement? |
Use of separate cooking utensils for meat and milk products |
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A nurse is caring for an Orthodox Jewish woman immediately after she has given birth. What can the nurse expect regarding the spouse's participation in his wife's care? |
He will avoid physical contact with the patient. |
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A nurse is preparing a meal tray for a patient who is a Latter-Day Saint. What beverage should the nurse prepare? |
Fruit Juice |
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A nurse is preparing to discuss birth control options for a Roman Catholic patient. What is the most appropriate method for the nurse to discuss with this patient? |
Abstinence |
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A nurse is working in a long-term care facility is admitting an 85 year old resident of hispanic descent diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. What should this nurse take into consideration when caring the resident? |
1) cultural background has an important role in determining the resident's status 2)Home remedies may have value even if harmful |
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A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner. What intervention should the nurse implement if the neonate's temperature is 96 degree Fahrenheit? |
Record the findings |
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A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse. The pulse feels full and springlike even under moderate pressure. How should the nurse document this finding? |
Bounding Pulse |
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A nurses assesses a patients dorsalis pedis pulse. The pulse is easily felt but not palpable when moderate pressure is applied. How should the nurse document this finding? |
Normal Pulse |
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A patient is admitted to a medical surgical unit. What factors will determine how frequently vital signs will be assessed? |
1) Patients condition 2) Orders of the health care provider 3) Judgement of need by the nurse |
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How should the nurse position the ear pinna when using the tympanic thermometer on a child? |
Downward and back |
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The emergency department nurse quickly assesses the temperature of an unconscious patient who has been outside all night in below-freezing temperature. What temperature is the nurse aware of that can lead to death? |
93.2 degrees farenheit |
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The nurse assesses respirations of a patient demonstrations pursed-lip breather, flared nostrils, and retractions. How will the nurse describe these respirations? |
Dyspnea |
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The nurse uses cooling techniques to keep the body temperature below 105 degree F. What can result from an elevated temperature? |
Damage to body cells |
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The physician orders daily weights on a patient residing in a long-term care setting. What actions should the nurse implement to assess weight accurately? |
1) encourage patient to void before being weighed 2) weigh patient at the same time each day 3) ensure same amount of clothing is worn by patient |
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What is the pulse-the expansion and contraction of an artery produced by? |
Contraction of the left ventricle |
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A nurse caring for a patient who is prescribed a full-liquid diet recognizes that this diet lack some nutrients. What nutrients are lacking? |
Iron and fiber |
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A patient diagnosed with renal failure is unable to excrete protein waste products and develops a condition that requires a protein-restricted diet. The nurse instructs the patient that azotemia can be diminished by substituting other food groups for protein. What is an example of a food that this patient can substitute for protein? |
Potatoes |
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A patient taking a diuretic is assessed by the nurse as having an erratic pulse and muscle weakness. What should the nurse suspect is deficient? |
Potassium |
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A patient who has hypertension is complaining about the lack of taste with the low-sodium diet that has been prescribed. What should the nurse emphasize that sodium may do? |
Contribute to hypertension |
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A school nurse is teaching a group of adolescents about adequate nutrition. What increases intake should the nurse encourage? |
Iron and Calcium |
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The nurse cautions a patient with a pancreatic disorder that will interfere with the digestion of fats and may lead to a clotting disorder. What is the cause of these potential problems? |
Inability to use Vitamin K |
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The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow a decreased sodium diet. What will this diet help reduce the rick for or prevent? |
Heart Attacks |
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The nurse is counseling a patient about the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. What should the nurse stress that patients with type 2 diabetes are required to receive on daily basis? |
Regular carbohydrate-controlled meals |
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The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet. What supplement will the nurse encourage the patient to take to avoid a deficiency? |
B12 |
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The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USDA's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of moderate weekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake? |
2 hours & 30 min |
