A parent said, "My child had mal ojo, so I did not give her the medicine for an ear infection
" The nursing diagnosis of noncompliance was documented by the nurse who saw the child last. A culturally competent nurse would analyze that the situation occurred because of:
a. lack of knowledge of therapeutic regimen.
b. differences in perceptions of how illness occurs.
c. evidence of unconscious hostility toward the child.
d. a misunderstanding about the communicability of microbes.
B
A parent who believes that his or her child's illness is the result of a spell cast on him or her will not understand the need for giving the child medication on a regular basis for several days. Diagnosing noncompliance will not help resolve the problem. Cultural negotiation and repatterning will be necessary. The other options do not present viable explanations.
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The nurse researcher explains to a co-worker that the priority in funding for research today is research studies that examine
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