Which statement about culture will help the nurse implement culturally competent care?
a. Each culture measures other cultures using its own ways as the norm.
b. Culture is primarily based on genetic inheritance.
c. Stereotypes about cultures can be accepted as true.
d. Cultural diversity is based entirely on race.
ANS: A
The worth of everything, within or outside the group, depends on whether it fits the world view of the cultural group. The other options are untrue statements.
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