WorksheetsNU 334 Unit 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
A 62-year-old black man has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has been scheduled for surgery. The nurse recognizes what as the most likely major determinant of this patient's health?
He is a black man
He chose to smoke all of his adult life
His father died of lung cancer at about the same age
His lack of experience limits his ability to understand & act on health information
Limited health literacy may be associated with which individual conditions that lead to health disparities (select all that apply).
age
place
gender
race/ethnicity
income & education
When admitting a woman having a spontaneous abortion, the nurse notes that the admission form identifies her religion as Islam. What should the nurse understand about this patient?
She should not receive any pork-derived products
She does not believe in using contraception or in abortion
She probably will not have purchased any health insurance
She will refuse blood or blood products if an emergency develops
A hospitalized Native American patient tells the nurse that later in the day a medicine man from his tribe is coing to perform a healing ceremony to return his world to balance. What should the nurse recognize about this situation?
Traditional rituals may meet the patient's spiritual needs
The patient doesn't follow an organized, formal religion
The patient may be putting his health in jeopardy by relying on rituals
Native American medicine cannot alter the progression of the physical illness
In a Hispaic patient who claims to have empacho, what assessment findings would the nurse expect?
Abdominal pain & cramping
Anxiety, insomnia, anorexia & social isolation
Nightmares, weakness, & a sense of suffocation
Headaches, stomach problems, & loss of consciousness
Name a drug class that has a different response in blacks when compared with the usual response of European Americans?
analgesics
anticoagulants
benzodiazepines
antihypertensive agents
Several cultural groups avoid direct eye contact & consider it disrespectful or aggressive. Which cultural group(s) may not return a direct gaze? (Select all that apply.)
Arab
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native American
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
cancer
diabetes
coronary artery disease
cerebrovascular accident
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Which statements of about older people are myths & illustrate the concept of ageism (select all that apply)?
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
old people are not sexually active
most old people live independently
most older adults can no longer learn new information
most older people lose interest in life & wish they would die
An 88-year-old woman is brought to the health clinic for the 1st time by her 64-year-old daughter. During the initial comprehensive nursing assessment, what should the nurse do?
Ask the daughter whether the patient has any urgent needs
Interview the patient & daughter together so that pertinent information can be confirmed
Refer the patient for a comprehensive geriatric assessment because she will have multiple needs at her age
Obtain a history using physical, psychological, functional, developmental, socioeconomic, & cultural assessments
What nursing actions would show the nurse's understanding of the concept of providing safe care without using restraints (select all that apply)?
placing patients with fall risks in low beds
asking simple yes-or-no questions to clarify patient needs
making hourly rounds on patients to assess for pain & toileting needs
placing a disruptive patient near the nurses' station in a chair with a seat belt
applying a jacket vest loosely so that patient can turn but not climb out of bed
The 58-year-old male patient will be transferred from the acute care unit in the hospital to another care area. He needs complicated dressing changes for several months. To which practice setting(s) could the patient be transitioned (select all that apply)?
acute rehabilitation
long-term acute care
intermediate care facility
transitional subacute care
Program for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE)
