The nurse is completing a self-assessment to determine cultural competence. The nurse would identify which of the following behaviors as part of being culturally competent?
1. Obtaining a ham sandwich for a Jewish client admitted to the hospital unit after trays have been delivered
2. Referring to the Asian client as an Oriental
3. Permitting a Bedouin to sleep on the floor
4. Advising a Catholic client that being taken to the chapel for noon Mass is impossible because lunch times have been assigned
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Rationale 1: Jewish persons do not eat pork.
Rationale 2: Referring to an Asian as an "Oriental" is offensive.
Rationale 3: Bedouin immigrants from Arabia are nomads who are used to sleeping on the ground.
Rationale 4: Attending Mass is an obligation of Catholics and takes priority over lunchtime assignments, which can be revised.
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