Sample exam questions for material in this chapter:
a. A new nurse in the health department comments that the elderly Vietnamese woman was “stupid” because she could not tell the nurse how long she had been coughing up blood. What is the best response you can give to the nurse?
(1)“Some Asians are long-time smokers and the hemoptysis is probably from smoking.”
(2)“That patient may be afraid of TB and not want to tell you. Try asking her a different way.”
(3)“That patient does not look like she understands English and I doubt it is blood, it is probably food.”
(4)“Tell her to come back in 3 weeks, when the Vietnamese interpreter is here.”
b. Your caseload includes a Columbian refugee family who witnessed the torture of their neighbors before coming to this country. The mother reports through an interpreter that her 11-year-old son is misbehaving in school, does not sleep through the night, and has lost interest in games he used to enjoy. What is your best response?
(1)In America, boys this age focus on their peers, and often develop interests outside their family. This is normal behavior.
(2)It sounds like he is disobedient. You should set behavioral rules and be strict with him.
(3)He is probably tired. You should go to our clinic doctor to get sleeping medication for him.
(4)His behavior may be related to things he saw years ago. We have a doctor at the clinic that might be able to help with that.