When working with multicultural populations, the nurse should consider all of the following when planning care for a client with an altered sexuality pattern except:
- A. some members of the Hispanic and Native-American cultures are very open when discussing sexuality
- B. some cultures view the postpartum period as a state of impurity
- C. some women in the African-American culture view childbearing as a validation of their femaleness
- D. some Native-American women believe monthly menstruation maintains physical well-being and harmony
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hispanic and Native-American cultures are often reserved about discussing sexuality, unlike the other culturally accurate statements, which inform care planning.
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Which of the following is not an advanced directive?
- A. informed consent
- B. living will
- C. durable power of attorney for health care
- D. health care proxy
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Informed consent is not a type of advanced directive but is a process for obtaining consent to care or treatment.
The LPN on shift notices a client come in to the clinic with bruises on his arm. The client seems very afraid and doesn't speak much which concerns the nurse because these are signs of physical abuse. The nurse should
- A. use therapeutic communication to talk to the client and attempt to get evidence of suspected abuse
- B. report the findings to the appropriate authorities based on the state requirements and protocols
- C. ignore the bruises, as this is not why the client is being treated and is not appropriate for the nurse to address
- D. report the suspected abuse to one of the other nurses and work together on how to handle it
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: It is the responsibility of any healthcare provider/team member to report any type of suspected abuse to the police or dictated agency per the state policy.
What is the best definition for ethics in nursing?
- A. advocating for the client
- B. knowing your scope of practice
- C. being able to differentiate right from wrong
- D. being willing to report violations
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ethics in nursing is being able to differentiate right from wrong.
The power a nurse exerts when he or she works to accomplish goals and effect change in an agency or in policy is considered what type of power?
- A. political
- B. personal
- C. positional
- D. professional
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Political power results from one's ability to work within systems, agencies, or through policy to affect change. Personal power is based on one's charisma and self-confidence and is often found in informal leadership situations. Positional power is based on designated authority in a legitimized position within which the power is exercised. Professional power is based on one's professional skills and abilities resulting from one's recognized expertise in an area of practice.
The nurse is teaching parents of a newborn about feeding their infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
- A. Use the defrost setting on microwave ovens to warm bottles.
- B. When refrigerating formula, don't feed the baby partially used bottles after 24 hours.
- C. When using formula concentrate, mix two parts water and one part concentrate.
- D. If a portion of one bottle is left for the next feeding, go ahead and add new formula to fill it.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Parents must be careful when warming bottles in a microwave oven because the milk can become superheated. When a microwave oven is used, the defrost setting should be chosen, and the temperature of the formula should be checked before giving it to the baby. Refrigerated, partially used bottles should be discarded after 4 hours because the baby might have introduced some pathogens into the formula. Returning the bottle to the refrigerator does not destroy pathogens. Formula concentrate and water are usually mixed in a 1:1 ratio of one part concentrate and one part water. Infants should be offered fresh formula at each feeding. Partially used bottles should not have fresh formula added to them. Pathogens can grow in partially used bottles of formula and be transferred to the new formula.