How does a culturally sensitive nurse care for a patient with a different value system?
a. The nurse is open and nonjudgmental.
b. The nurse treats all patients the same without concern for their value system.
c. The nurse explains the differences between the two value systems.
d. The nurse abandons his or her own value system.
ANS: A
Persons are prone to view those with a different value system from their own in a negative and prejudicial manner.
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