A nurse implements nursing interventions considering the uniqueness of the person's culture. Which of the following best describes this action?
a. Cultural diversity
b. Cultural knowledge
c. Cultural competence
d. Cultural awareness
ANS: C
Providing care based on the uniqueness of the client's cultural norms and values is one of the three guiding principles of culturally competent nursing care. Cultural diversity refers to the de-grees of variation represented among populations based on lifestyle, ethnicity, race, interest, across place, and place of origin across time. Cultural knowledge refers to the process of search-ing for and obtaining a sound educational understanding about culturally diverse groups. Cultural awareness refers to the self-examination and in-depth exploration of one's own biases, stereo-types, and prejudices as they influence behavior toward other cultural groups.
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