Your patient is a 72-year-old African American male. The patient is married, with three children and eight grandchildren. He is a retired lawyer from New York who is now living in Florida and has requested a health assessment
Together, the cultural influences just described make up which of the following? a. cultural orientation c. multicultural identity
b. ethnic identity d. predominant cultural identity
C
Every individual has a combination of cultural influences, derived from membership in the primary culture as well as multiple subcultures, which creates a multicultural identity. This unique identity makes it critical for the nurse to assess each patient in context rather than simply as a normative member of a single culture, subculture, race, or ethnic or minority group. Cultural identity is the cultural orientation with which an individual self-identifies. Predominant cultural identity is the main cultural group with which one self-identifies.
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84.3°C converted to Fahrenheit is ________ (round to the nearest tenth).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).