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an elderly man has lost his vision and has to quit driving. He states " i have people who will drive me around, I can still get to where i need to go" He is using the problem-solving method of...... a. confrontation b. escape c. emotional distancing d. avoidance
c. emotional distancing
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older adults who have used effective coping skills when they were younger will: a. continue to use the same skills b. modify old skills and develop new ones c. be at a loss when faced with different stressors d. be resistant to learning new skills
b. modify old skills and develop new ones
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a newly admitted elderly lady who stays in her room listening to her radio loudly, and has been lying in bed fully clothed. To help her reduce her stress the nurse should: a. insist that she come out and interact with other residents b. turn her radio to a more soothing station c. bring two other residents into the room to socialize with her d. encourage her to verbalize feelings related to relocation
d. encourage her to verbalize feelings related to relocation
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a person's value system is well established by age.....?
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when caring for a patient with a different value system, the nurse should: a. be open and nonjudgmental b. treat all patient the same without concern for their value system c. explain the differences between the two value systems d. abandon their own value system
a. be open and nonjudgmental
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When an orthodox jewish man dies in the hospital a synagogue member will come to pray and read scriptiure from the time of death to the time of burial. The burial must take place within 72 hours after death. The reader will accompany the body to the morgue, mortuary, and burial site. Jewish persons are allowed to cremate and embalm. t/f
f the burial must be within 24 hours. Jewish people are not allowed to cremate or embalm.
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The yarmulke on a Jewish man is a symbol of having been circumcised. T/F
F The yarmulke is worn by Jewish men to remind them that God is higher than man.
200
a culturally inappropriate diet for a Muslim would be .......?
pork or pork products
200
A 95 year old Hispanic woman may want to seek health advice from the.........
Curandero (folk healer) The curandero is a significant person to the older Hispanic adult for health matters. The use of folk remedies and nonprescription OTC drugs is common.
200
Included in the Native American's spiritual beliefs is that a. there is no life after death b. all things in the world have a spirit c. after death, the spirit stays as part of the tribe d. the spirit world is the protector of health
b. all things in the world have a spirit
300
an elderly African American woman may believe ______ caused her illness?
lack of faith or the devil
300
The basic and most important way for the nurse to become culturally sensitive is a. interaction with persons of another culture b. increasing personal knowledge of another culture c. remaining open-minded d. reading materials about other cultures
c. remaining open-minded
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Conservative economic values of the elderly will lead the older adult to (select all that apply) a. hoard drugs b. delay medical care c. avoid debt of any type d. use other persons prescription drugs e. improperly take their medications
A,B,C,D,e
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As nurses we are to remain aware that basic spiritual beliefs are based on a. the presence of a supreme being b. faith in an afterlife existence c. a rigid code of behavior d. the need for an organized church
a. the presence of a supreme being
300
What religious items would you make space for in the room of a Roman Catholic Hispanic Woman ?
rosary and vial of holy water
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What religious items might a Muslim want in their hospital room?
Koran and prayer mat