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:

Authoritarian

A governing or political system concentrated around a leader or a small elite that does not allow political pluralism, expects absolute obedience, and often restricts individual freedoms.

Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is a political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and seeks to control every aspect of public and private life.

Authoritarianism

A system of government by and for a small number of elites that does not include representation of ordinary citizens.

Dictatorship

A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a single individual or a small group, often characterized by authoritarian control and lack of democratic processes.