Latino americans - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Types of prevention - answer-primary- car restraints, bicycle helmets, immunizations secondary- prevent for those with RF-pap, mammo tertiary-mgmt of established disease- meds, lifestyle Primary - answer-Preventing the health problem, most cost effective form of healthcare **IMMUNIZATIONS, ensuring adequate illumination at home (preventing falls) Secondary - answer-Detecting disease in early asymptomatic stages, screenings -Early cause finding of asymptomatic disease via the use of a sc...

LPA: Midterm Exam How does the term "Latino" group people together? - Group of people tied together by language,cultural values and practices,similar histories in the U.S. and lastly public policies. What is Latino consciousness? - Three components: ---Group identification as a Latinx ---An assessment of Latinx's group status in American society ---Orientation toward collective action on behalf of the Latinx community If Latinxs have those 3 components, they are more engaged politi...

Question: 1 NRNP 6675 Week 11 Fall Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers 2024/2025 Concerns when treating geriatric patients with psychotherapeutic drugs include all of the following EXCEPT: A. Elderly persons may be more susceptible to adverse effects of psychotherapeutic drugs. B. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more slowly. C. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more rapidly. D. Elderly persons may excrete psychotherapeutic drugs more slo...

#1 cause of death in NH/OPI - Heart disease #1 Leading cause of death for AI/AN - Heart Disease #1 leading cause of death in Asians - Cancer #1 leading cause of death in blacks - Heart disease #1 leading cause of death in hispanics/latino - Cancer 1st and 2nd highest asthma rates in what 2 populations? - Adults : - 1St: NH+OPI Children: -1st: Blacks -2nd: NH+OPI African women had birth outcomes similar to white americans - if not genetics, environment and stressors such as discriminat...

Gestational Diabetes Physiology Answer -Carbohydrate intolerance with onset during pregnancy. Pregnancy hormones makes mother less resistant to insulin (placenta-hCG). High blood glucose levels in mother brings extra glucose to baby and causes baby to put on extra weight. Baby is not resistant to glucose. Hyperglycemia causes an LGA baby Gestational Diabetes Incidence Answer 6-9% of all pregnancies affected. Ethnicity increases risk: African American, Native American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino a...

Is a process of learning a different culture to adapt to a new or changing environment.,It is a subjective perspective of the person's heritage and a sense of belonging to a group, Include meditation, relaxation techniques, imagery, music therapy, massage, touch, laughter, humor, & spiritual measures (prayer)., Because of their health & dietary practices, Native Americans, Latino Americans, Hispanic Americans, & African Americans., Surgery is not prohibited, but the administration of blood and ...

Govern 2305 Test Questions Complete Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass) More demonstrations occurred in ______ than any other year during this time period. - Answers - 1965 (the year the Voting Rights Act was passed by Congress) At the peak of the civil rights movement, there were about ______ demonstrations in the United States. - Answers - 400 Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting rights after 1964 because - Answers - the Civil Rights Act ...

RATIONALES QUESTIONS FOR SAUNDERS FUNDAMENTALS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (2024)1- Nodding or smiling by a Japanese American client may reflect only the cultural value of interpersonal harmony. This nonverbal behavior may not be an indication of acceptance of the treatment, agreement with the speaker, or understanding of the procedure. 2- Arranging for an interpreter would be the best practice when communicating with a client who speaks a different language. Options 1 and 4 are inappropr...

A nurse reviews the urinalysis of a client and notes the presence of glucose. What action would the nurse take? correct answers Perform a finger stick blood glucose assessment. A nurse reviews the health history of a client with an oversecretion of renin. Which disorder would the nurse correlate with this assessment finding? correct answers Hypertension A nurse reviews the urinalysis results of a client and notes a urine osmolality of 1200 mOsm/kg (1200 mmol/kg). Which action would the nur...

What do you provide for a patient if they lost their job or house Brief supportive therapy Cultural expected responses to a stressor = meaning/context Cultural syndrome 3 steps to cultural formulation of interviews Clarify meaning of illness/predicament Contextualize their situation in their local world Empower the patient Somatic complaints of pain interpret patient symptoms based on what Cultural Context Serving multicultural population is called multicultural teaching what shoul...