A client has inferred that her symptoms of depression are related to an imbalance of yin and yang. A
query that should elicit information to guide treatment and nursing care designed to accommodate
the client's culture is
a. "Are you concerned about treatment in a hospital setting?"
b. " Are you willing to take Western medications to treat your illness?"
c. "Who should receive information about your health problems?"
d. "What foods should a person with this illness eat?"
ANS: D
Accommodation involves including neutral health practices in the client's plan of care. A diet that
addresses correcting yin and yang imbalance would probably be psychologically helpful and would
not be likely to interfere with Western medical treatment with selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors. Options A and C are not relevant to accommodation of diverse cultural health practices.
Option B would be more related to restructuring.
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