A cultural assessment should be done:
A) on every client to whom the nurse is assigned.
B) before developing a nursing care plan.
C) when the client's beliefs may impact care.
D) when the client is from a another country.
Ans: C
Feedback:
Nurses must find ways to elicit the client's participation in his or her care. It is impractical to assess every client's culture and a client might be from another country (e.g., Canada) but not from another culture.
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