A Hispanic patient explains that the Hispanic culture believes that dietary management would be just as effective in managing her problems as medication, so the patient's prescription has not been filled
Which action by the nurse illustrates cultural accommodation?
a. Asking the patient to give more details regarding this belief
b. Discussing how to add dietary preferences into the treatment plan
c. Offering to have a registered nutritionist discuss the situation with the patient
d. Researching the patient's proposed dietary beliefs
B
Cultural care accommodation or negotiation refers to those assistive, supportive, facilitative, or enabling creative professional actions and decisions that help people of a designated culture adapt to or negotiate with others for a beneficial or satisfying health outcome. The nurse can ask the patient to share more about beliefs, offer a consultation with a nutritionist, or research the beliefs, but these actions do not show accommodation.
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