A nurse works in a rural community. Concerning the minority population in rural regions, the best action by the nurse is to

Question

a. determine which American Indian tribes are most populous in this area.
b. invest in a telephone translation service for different languages.
c. learn Spanish and aspects of Hispanic cultural beliefs and practices pertinent to health care.
d. investigate specific health care concerns of African Americans in the Midwest.

Answer 1

C
Rural areas have increasing minority populations, especially Hispanics. From 2000 to 2010, more than half of all rural population growth was in Hispanic populations, followed by African American populations increasing by 2.9%, and the Native American population by 7.5%. The nurse would do the most good by learning some Spanish and some Hispanic cultural beliefs and practices that are important when delivering health care.
Although all of these options are good actions to take, rural communities are the sites of the most rapidly growing Hispanic populations, and the best action by the nurse would be to learn some Spanish and Hispanic cultural beliefs and practices that are relevant to health care.