A Student Nurse Looks at a Patient's Chart and Does

question 57

Multiple Choice

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea, so she asks the head nurse for assistance. How might the head nurse describe this condition?

• A) The patient is mentally ill and tends to try to suffocate himself at times.
• B) The patient cannot sleep unless he uses several pillows to deaden sounds that might awaken him.
• C) The patient appears to awaken throughout the night and start walking, but he will not respond to commands.
• D) The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep.

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

The concept that the comprehension of an individual's beliefs and behaviors requires others to consider these elements from the perspective of the individual's cultural heritage.

Cultural Universalism

The belief or doctrine that certain norms or values are universal and can apply to all cultures and societies.

Ethical Imperialism

A concept that insists on the applicability of one's own ethical standards across different cultures and nations, often ignoring cultural differences.

Cultural Relativism

Cultural Relativism is the principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture, emphasizing that one culture is not inherently superior to another.