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Following the death of a Presbyterian infant the nurse should help arrange for ____
Correct Answer: baptism
Rationale: Presbyterians believe in infant baptism.
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What should the culturally sensitive nurse do for a Muslim woman being treated in the hospital?
- A. Assign only female staff to care for her.
- B. Keep her head and extremities covered as much as possible.
- C. Arrange for family to bring specially prepared pork dishes.
- D. Let her make decisions relative to her care.
- E. Allow privacy for prayer.
Correct Answer: A,B,E
Rationale: Muslim women are not accustomed to making decisions, leaving it to the head of the house or the family as a whole. Muslims do not eat pork.
A nation community or broad group of people who establish particular aims beliefs or standards of living and conduct is known as a ____
Correct Answer: society
Rationale: A society is a nation, community, or broad group of people who establish particular aims, beliefs, or standards of living and conduct.
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?
- A. He will share a bed with the patient.
- B. He will ask to bathe with the patient.
- C. He will touch the patient frequently.
- D. He will avoid physical contact with the patient.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For observant Jews, a woman is considered to be in a ritual state of impurity whenever blood is coming from her uterus, such as during menstrual periods and after the birth of a child. During this time, her husband will not have physical contact with her. When this time is completed, she will bathe herself in a pool called a mikvah. Nurses need to be aware of this practice and be sensitive to the husband and wife because the husband will not touch his wife.
Culture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual?
- A. To develop a plan of care
- B. To provide holistic care
- C. To identify differences
- D. To support each patient
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Accepting each person as an individual is the first step in providing holistic care.
The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who requests to dry and bury the umbilical cord near an object or in a place that symbolizes what the parents want for the child's future. Which cultural beliefs does the nurse recognize this patient adhering to?
- A. American Indian
- B. African American
- C. Chinese American
- D. Mexican American
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: After delivery, American Indians practice taking the umbilical cord from the newborn, drying and burying it near an object or place that symbolizes what the parents want for the child's future.