The nurse is admitting a 36-year-old Arabic female diagnosed with severe postpartum depression to the mental health unit. The culturally sensitive nurse is aware that cultural incompetence among mental health providers and professionals is what?
A) The reason minorities do not seek health care
B) Nonexistent in the United States
C) The single most pivotal barrier to equality in delivery of mental health care
D) Rampant in third world countries
C
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After assessing the patient, the nurse identifies the need for headache relief and determines that the patient has not had acetaminophen in the past 4 hours. Which action will the nurse take next? a. Administer the acetaminophen. b. Notify the health care provider to obtain a verbal order. c. Direct the nursing assistive personnel to give the acetaminophen. d. Perform a pain assessment only after administering the acetaminophen.