The nurse is working with a patient from an unfamiliar culture. After assessing the patient and the patient's cultural beliefs related to health care, what action by the nurse is best?
a. Create a nursing plan of care for the patient.
b. Recheck cultural beliefs with the patient.
c. Use a standard plan of care for consistency.
d. Have an interpreter validate the information.
ANS: B
According to Leininger and McFarland, the nurse should recheck assumptions and findings related to culture with the patient. This is an important step prior to creating a care plan. A standard plan will not be culturally congruent. The stem does not indicate that the patient has limited English, but if he did, using an interpreter would be important.
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