The nurse is caring for a client who insists on having food very hot and very cold at each meal. The nurse correctly recognizes this as a health belief in which of the following cultural groups?
1. Cuban Americans
2. Jewish Americans
3. Chinese Americans
4. Native Americans
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Rationale 1: The belief in yin and yang supports the request for the two temperature variations in the client's meals. Cuban Americans do not support this practice.
Rationale 2: The belief in yin and yang supports the request for the two temperature variations in the client's meals. Jewish Americans do not support this practice.
Rationale 3: Chinese Americans believe that health is maintained by the balance of two forces, yin and yang. This belief supports the request for the two temperature variations in the client's meals.
Rationale 4: The belief in yin and yang supports the request for the two temperature variations in the client's meals. Native Americans do not support this practice.
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