A Filipino-American Patient Avoided Eye Contact When Interacting with the Nurse

question 15

Multiple Choice

A Filipino-American patient avoided eye contact when interacting with the nurse. The nurse concluded that the patient had low self-esteem. Interventions were used to raise the patient's self-esteem; however, after 3 weeks, the patient's eye contact did not improve. What is the most accurate analysis of this scenario?

• A) The patient's eye contact should have been directly addressed by role-playing to increase comfort with eye contact.
• B) The nurse should not have independently embarked on treatment planning for this patient.
• C) The patient's poor eye contact is indicative of anger and hostility that remain unaddressed.
• D) The nurse should have assessed the patient's culture before concluding the patient had low self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

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Conservation Problems

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