Transcultural nursing care is expected for every patient. To provide this type of care, the nurse needs to understand the practices of the predominant cultures of those groups in the health care geographic area
What should this require the nurse to be aware of? a. Culture influences beliefs about health, illness, and health practices.
b. All members of an ethnic group have the same beliefs about health practices.
c. A patient's culture rather than individual assessments can be the basis of care.
d. Members of subcultures must be encour-aged by nurses to adopt the dominant cul-ture.
A
Transcultural nursing assumes that the nurse is aware of the beliefs about health, illness, and health care practices of the individual being cared for and has added these concepts into the care planning, implementation, and evaluation of practice.
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