Which strategies would the nurse utilize to promote culturally competent care for the postpartum patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Examine one's own cultural beliefs, biases, stereotypes, and prejudices.
2. Respect the values and beliefs of others.
3. Limit the alternative food choices offered patients to minimize conflicts.
4. Incorporate the family's cultural practices into the care.
5. Evaluate whether the family's cultural practices might have negative consequences.
1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: Nurses should examine their beliefs and acknowledge their own biases so they are aware of how these beliefs and biases influence nursing care.
Rationale 2: To individualize care for each patient, nurses need to respect the mother's choices, cultural variations, and preferences when possible, as long as there are no negative consequences for the patient's health.
Rationale 3: When possible, the nurse should support the patient's choice of food and ask what foods that the patient thinks will assist in healing.
Rationale 4: Nurses should recognize that it is ultimately the patient's right to make her own healthcare choices and decisions as long as they are not detrimental to the patient's health.
Rationale 5: Nurse should evaluate whether the family's practices might have negative consequences and inform the patient of these consequences.
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