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Which of the following statement is NOT true about cultural competence?
- A. Respects client's beliefs
- B. Improves quality of care
- C. Requires the nurse to impose her beliefs
- D. Enhances communication
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cultural competence respects beliefs (A), improves care (B), enhances communication (D) 'impose her beliefs' (C) isn't true, as it contradicts respecting client culture, per standards. C's imposition opposes competence's goal of sensitivity, making it the untrue statement.
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Which of the following nursing intervention is appropriate to prevent pulmonary embolus in a patient who is prescribed bed rest?
- A. Limit the client's fluid intake
- B. Encourage deep breathing and coughing
- C. Use the knee gatch when the client is in bed
- D. Teach the patient to move legs in bed
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bed rest risks venous stasis, a pulmonary embolus cause. Leg movement promotes circulation, preventing clots from forming and traveling to lungs. Fluid limits dehydration but not emboli directly, deep breathing aids lungs but not veins, and knee gatch increases stasis. Nurses teach exercises, reducing thromboembolism risk, enhancing recovery safety.
Which of the following statement best describe spiritual care in nursing?
- A. Ignoring beliefs
- B. Supporting spiritual needs
- C. A medical fix
- D. A one-time talk
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Spiritual care is supporting spiritual needs (B), per nursing e.g., prayer support. Not ignoring (A), not medical (C), not one-time (D) holistic focus. B best defines its role, enhancing Mr. Gary's well-being, making it correct.
A client with a tracheostomy gets easily frustrated when trying to communicate personal needs to the nurse. The nurse determines that which method for communication may be the easiest for the client?
- A. Use a pad and paper.
- B. Use a picture or word board.
- C. Have the family interpret needs.
- D. Devise a system of hand signals.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: For a tracheostomy client, a picture or word board (B) is easiest, allowing quick, clear communication without speech. Paper (A) requires literacy and dexterity. Family interpretation (C) is unreliable. Hand signals (D) need setup. B is correct. Rationale: Visual aids bypass vocal limitations, enhancing autonomy, a practical solution per speech therapy standards.
When a client's skin is dry, which of the following nursing interventions would be most helpful?
- A. Limit bathing to once or twice a week.
- B. Bathing is daily, but no soap is used.
- C. Bathing daily with mineral oil added to the water.
- D. Bathing with lotion instead of water.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Limiting bathing to once or twice weekly prevents further drying of already dry skin, preserving natural oils. Daily bathing, even without soap or with oil, risks exacerbation, and lotion isn't a bath substitute. Nurses apply this to maintain skin integrity.
Which of the following statement is NOT true about Hospice care?
- A. Offered to terminally ill client
- B. The client's family is included in the care
- C. Focuses on relieving symptoms
- D. Requires client to sign a DNR
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hospice cares for terminally ill (A), includes family (B), and relieves symptoms (C), per hospice philosophy. Requiring a DNR (D) isn't true preferred, not mandatory; care focuses on comfort, not resuscitation status. D's absolute requirement misaligns with flexibility, making it the untrue statement.