Nurses are caring for clients from a variety of cultures primarily as a result of:
1. Increased ease of travel and mobility
2. Political unrest in many foreign countries
3. Increased incidence of contagious diseases
4. Poor health care in underdeveloped countries
ANS: 1
Because the world's population is more mobile, both immigration and travel have shown an in-crease over the last decades. Nursing practice will require the management and delivery of care for clients from many different cultures.
Although immigration to this country has been impacted by political strife in other countries, it is not the primary factor in an increasingly culturally diverse client population.
Increased incidence of contagious diseases has little impact on the cultural diversity of the client population.
Although poor health care services may contribute to some influx of foreign clients, it is not the primary factor in an increasingly culturally diverse client population.
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