A patient with depression infers that symptoms result from an imbalance of yin and yang. Select the best question to elicit information to guide nursing care that will accommodate the patient's culture
a. "Who should receive information about your health problems?"
b. "Are you concerned about treatment in a hospital setting?"
c. "Are you willing to take Western medications?"
d. "What foods will help this problem?"
D
Accommodation involves including neutral health practices in the patient's plan of care. A diet that addresses correcting yin and yang imbalance would probably be psychologically helpful and would not be likely to interfere with Western medical treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
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1. encouraging nutrition. 2. avoiding infection. 3. establishing a communication system. 4. ensuring adequate fluid intake.
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