The nurse has scheduled a specific time for a group of Latino diabetics to come for diabetic teaching, but the group does not come until almost an hour later. The culturally competent nurse is aware that:
1. a language barrier caused a miscommunication.
2. denial about the disease has delayed arrival.
3. their culture places little significance on time concepts.
4. a timely arrival is rude, because it may inconvenience the "hostess."
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Some cultures place little to no significance on formal time and appear late or not at all for appointments.
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