The nurse who wants to provide culturally sensitive care should:
a. learn as many cultural phenomena of different cultures as they possibly can.
b. treat clients of a given culture all alike.
c. use self-awareness to determine the impact of their own beliefs and values.
d. learn enough about other cultures to assimilate.
ANS: C
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