The nurse is developing a teaching plan on cultural sensitivity for colleagues who are caring for clients from other cultures. What action by the nurse might a client of another culture interpret as culturally insensitive?
a. Making sure that an Arab female client is covered during assessment
b. Avoiding making direct eye contact with a male American Indian client
c. Not encouraging a Japanese-American client to express feelings openly
d. Hugging an Egyptian-American female client who has received bad news
D
The nurse should avoid physical touch with clients of cultures other than his or her own because touch by strangers may be unacceptable, even in stressful situations. It is always acceptable prac-tice to make sure that clients are completely covered when providing care and carrying out as-sessment. Although eye contact in American culture is a positive communication technique, it may be viewed as disrespectful in other cultures. If a client is from another culture, it is good practice to research how he or she might respond to a specific intervention before implementa-tion.
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