A black patient, originally from Haiti, has a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. A colleague tells the nurse, "This patient often looks down and is reluctant to share feelings. However, I've observed the patient spontaneously interacting with other black patients." Select the nurse's best response.

A) "Black patients depend on the church for support. Have you consulted the patient's pastor?"
B) "Encourage the patient to talk in a group setting. It will be less intimidating than one-to-one interaction."
C) "Don't take it personally. Black patients often have a resentful attitude that takes a long time to overcome."
D) "The patient may have difficulty communicating in English. Have you considered using a cultural broker?"

The mother of a school-age child asks the nurse why the child's blood pressure is measured at a routine physical examination appointment.What is the best answer of the nurse?

A) "Insurance companies require blood pressure checks of children as well as adults to calculate premium rates."
B) "The state health department requires blood pressure checks before immunizations can be administered."
C) "Sometimes children develop high blood pressure that can lead to health problems in adulthood."
D) "Blood pressure checks are started in childhood so that adults will not be afraid of them later on."

When building medical words,what should you do when adding two combining forms to a suffix that begins with a consonant?

A) Keep the vowel in the first combining form and drop it in the second.
B) Drop the vowel in the first combining form and keep it in the second.
C) Keep the vowels in both combining forms.
D) Drop the vowels from both combining forms.

A health care worker received an annual tuberculosis test administered 56 hours ago.The injection site is very red and flat.The certified nurse who is reading the test should take which action?

A) Advise the health care worker another test must be done because the test was not read within the proper time.
B) Tell the health care worker the results are positive and cannot return to work.
C) Document the results as a negative reaction.
D) Measure the area in millimeters.

The type of data that has even intervals and an absolute zero point is ________ data.