A nurse is caring for a client from a different culture. Which of the following actions would be the most helpful for the nurse to take?
a. Ask to have a nurse from that culture assigned to the patient even if the nurse must be obtained from a different clinical area
b. Be aware of cultural similarities and differences between the nurse and the client
c. Explain that the patient must follow the rules of the hospital while a patient
d. Verbalize the nurse's own discomfort, and ask for assistance with surmounting the cultural differences
ANS: B
Recognizing both similarities and differences is being culturally aware. Although it would be helpful to have a nurse from the same culture give care, that is often not feasible. A nurse from another area cannot be expected to be clinically expert, to say nothing of the legal problems of having a nurse from a different agency give care. Asking the patient for help makes the problem belong to the patient, but it is the nurse's problem. Asking the patient to comply with the hospital regulations is being culturally insensitive.
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