The nurse who is attempting to practice in a culturally sensitive manner must first realize that recognition of the visible signs of a client's culture:
1. Is essential to the establishment of a nurse-client relationship
2. Provides the basis for a sense of trust between client and nurse
3. Does not ensure understanding of the underlying cultural beliefs
4. Has little impact on the nurse's ability to provide therapeutic care
ANS: 3
Culture has both visible (easily seen) and invisible (less observable) components. Nurses cannot appreciate the meanings and beliefs associated with these artifacts without further assessment.
Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person; it is not essential to the relationship process. Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of trust (a component of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship) because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person; it is not essential to the trust-establishing process. Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship, which is vital to the nurse's ability to provide therapeutic care because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person.
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