The Nurse Answers a Patient's Call Light and Finds the Patient

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed with a wound evisceration. What action should the nurse take first?

• A)Place the patient in low Fowler's position.
• B)Cover the wound with sterile saline-soaked towels.
• C)Notify the physician immediately.
• D)Apply gentle pressure over the wound.

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Definitions:

Prejudice

A strongly held option about some topic or group of people.

Cultural Backgrounds

are the socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural environments and experiences that shape an individual’s personality, beliefs, values, and behaviors.

Transcultural Nursing

A nursing approach that focuses on understanding and integrating different cultural factors into the care of patients to provide culturally competent care.

Madeleine Leininger's Model

A nursing theory, also known as the Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality, that emphasizes the importance of cultural knowledge in providing effective nursing care.