What Should the Nurse Do When Preparing to Complete an Assessment

question 4

Multiple Choice

What should the nurse do when preparing to complete an assessment for a 16-year-old patient?

• A) Focus on illness behaviours.
• B) Plan for a diminished energy level.
• C) Treat the patient as an individual.
• D) Have the parents present throughout.

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Definitions:

Culturally Prescribed Avoidances

Specific prohibitions or restrictions that are imposed by a culture on the behavior of its members, often for religious, moral, or social reasons.

Taboos

Cultural prohibitions or restrictions on certain actions, topics, or substances, based on societal norms and values.

Foraging Society

Communities or societies that rely primarily on hunting, fishing, and gathering wild food resources for their subsistence rather than cultivating crops or domesticating animals.

Shaman

A person who enters an altered state of consciousness, at will, to contact and utilize an ordinarily hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power, and to help others.