Asked by Savon Simmons on Jul 02, 2024
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A 63-year-old Chinese-American man who recently found out his wife has cancer enters the hospital with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Which statement most accurately reflects the nurse's best course of action?
A) The nurse should focus on psychosomatic complaints.
B) The nurse should focus on performing a full cardiac assessment.
C) The nurse should send him home with instructions to contact his physician.
D) The nurse should perform both physical and psychosocial assessments.
Psychosomatic Complaints
Symptoms of a physical illness or condition that are influenced or aggravated by the mental or emotional state of the person.
Psychosocial Assessments
Evaluations of an individual's mental health and social well-being, often used to understand their needs, strengths, and limitations.
- Deliver care that respects cultural diversity by accurately addressing the cultural and religious preferences of patients.
- Differentiate between the concepts of religion and spirituality and their implications in nursing care.
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Bonolo Moagi5 days ago
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Wide cultural variations exist in the manner in which certain symptoms and disease conditions are perceived, diagnosed, labeled, and treated. Chinese-Americans sometimes convert mental/psychosocial experiences or states into bodily symptoms (e.g., complaining of cardiac symptoms because the center of emotion in the Chinese culture is the heart). However, the nurse should not assume that his physical symptoms are a manifestation of mental/psychosocial experience and should perform both physical and psychosocial assessments. Although Chinese-Americans sometimes convert mental experiences or states into bodily symptoms (e.g., complaining of cardiac symptoms because the center of emotion in the Chinese culture is the heart), the nurse should not assume that it is psychosomatic problem. Thus, the nurse should not send the client home with instructions to call his physician or solely focus on either psychosomatic complaints or a physical assessment, but should assess both.
Learning Objectives
- Deliver care that respects cultural diversity by accurately addressing the cultural and religious preferences of patients.
- Differentiate between the concepts of religion and spirituality and their implications in nursing care.
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