The culturally sensitive nurse is aware that in caring for a patient with a different value system, the nurse should:
a. be open and nonjudgmental.
b. treat all patients the same without concern for their value system.
c. explain the differences between the two value systems.
d. abandon their own value system.
ANS: A
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