A community has had an influx of immigrant workers due to new construction of businesses in the community. The staff of the local public health clinic know the level of their care meets and exceeds standards set and do not see a need to change
Which behavior is this staff displaying?
1. Cultural blindness.
2. Cultural proficiency.
3. Cultural competence.
4. Cultural destructiveness.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Treating everyone alike and ignoring cultural differences such as this example, with an influx of an immigrant population, is cultural blindness. Cultural destructiveness happens when the dominant culture in the organization believes other cultures are inferior. Cultural proficiency occurs when the organization is proactive with diversity and seeks to incorporate it. Cultural competence is the result of the products of developing culturally sensitive care.
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