A Nurse Is Explaining the Need to Obtain Laboratory Tests

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nurse is explaining the need to obtain laboratory tests on a client who has an infection and is of a cultural group different from the nurse's. During the interview, the client avoids eye contact and refrains from answering questions for long periods of time. Which does this behavior indicate to the nurse?

• A)In this client's culture, direct eye contact may show disrespect.
• B)The nurse should come back at a different time when the client is feeling more communicative.
• C)The nurse should have another nurse finish the interview who might be more culturally aware of this group's customs.
• D)Leave the room and come back after having learned more about this particular culture.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Patterns or templates of reasoning that show the logical connection between premises and conclusion.

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.

HS

An abbreviation often referring to Hypothetical Syllogism, a logical argument form using two conditional statements to deduce a conclusion.