A priority action for the nurse who works with culturally diverse clients is completion of a:
a. sign language course.
b. cultural self-assessment.
c. cultural client assessment.
d. continuing education course on how to speak Spanish.
ANS: B
Correct: The first step to becoming a culturally sensitive and competent health care provider is to conduct a cultural self-assessment. Through identification of health-related attitudes, values, beliefs, and practices, the nurse can better understand the cultural aspects of health care from the client's perspective.
Incorrect:
a. A sign language course is not a priority because interpreters are usually available.
c. The nurse should always perform a cultural self-assessment first, before performing the patient's cultural assessment.
d. Taking a Spanish class is not a priority action and would be helpful only with patients who speak Spanish; the nurse may encounter many other patients with different language needs.
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