A nurse believes that she should provide optimal care to all clients, regardless of their cultural background. She is struggling with her emotions when caring for a client with a violent criminal background
What would be the best course of action for this nurse? a. Avoiding the client as much as possible but providing care
b. Identifying her biases but providing care
c. Requesting another patient assignment
d. Taking sick days while the patient is hos-pitalized
B
Identifying her biases but yet still providing care to the client is a step in providing culturally competent care.
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