The nurse identifies the patient who will experience the greatest cultural impact on his coping with a chronic debilitating illness as the:
1. 26-year-old Hispanic man with a family.
2. 30-year-old divorced white man with no dependents.
3. 35-year-old Asian wife with a family.
4. 65-year-old widowed black church pastor with married children.
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The Hispanic man will have to deal with his culturally expected role as head of household.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1237
OBJ: 6 TOP: Coping with Illness
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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