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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Pediatrics

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A nurse is caring for a sixteen-year-old patient with a diagnosis of lung cancer. The nurse is aware that the patient has a Cuban mother and a Mexican father. When caring for this patient, the nurse needs to know all but one of the following:
  1. That some Hispanics consider medical information as complex and confusing due to limited formal education
  2. Hispanic parents may react strongly to news about their child’s condition
  3. Patients do not need pampering, as they consider it infantile
  4. They may need a nurse to make arrangements for a priest to visit
Explanation
Answer - C - When caring for this patient, the nurse needs to that patients do not need pampering, as they consider it infantile. Hispanics who are ill expect some degree of pampering as parents reacts strongly to news about their child, so extra attention to the child may alleviate some of their anxiety. They encourage outward expressions of emotions.
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