You are working with staff from different cultures and are aware of the importance of realizing that there may be different perceptions of a variety of aspects inherent in the health care regime
Which of the following is not one of these potential areas of differing perception? a. Staff responsibilities c. Locus of control
b. Role of the health care practitioner d. Time orientation
B
Working with staff from a variety of cultures brings with it differing perceptions of the health care
regime and its inherent elements. Some potential areas of difference are differing perceptions of staff
responsibilities, the role of the nurse, (not the health care practitioner), locus of control, time
orientation, educational differences, and language differences.
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