A Patient Is Admitted to a Patient Care Area

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to a patient care area. The nurse has never provided care to a patient from this patient's culture before and is concerned. How should the nurse proceed?

• A) Briefly review the patient's culture and its expectations of health care providers.
• B) Have another nurse provide care to this patient.
• C) Approach the care of this patient as with any other patient admitted to the care area.
• D) Locate an interpreter to assist with communication.

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Definitions:

Human Organism

A term referring to the entire physical, mental, and emotional structure of a human being.

Pounds

In the imperial system, a measure of weight that equals approximately 0.453592 kilograms.

Fetal

Pertains to a stage of human development inside the womb, from conception until birth.

Proximodistal Pattern

A pattern of physical growth and motor control that proceeds from the center of the body outward, in which torso and arm development precede that of the hands and fingers.