The nurse manager in a hospital with a large immigrant population is planning an in-service

Question

Aware of how ethnocentrism affects nursing care, the nurse manager includes the statement, "The belief that one's own values and beliefs are the only or the best values: 1. "Means that newcomers to the United States should adopt the norms and values of the country."
2. "Can create barriers to communication through misunderstanding."
3. "Leads to an expectation that all clients will exhibit pain the same way."
4. "Improves the quality of care provided to culturally diverse patient bases."

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Rationale 1: Although acculturation involves adoption of some of the majority culture's practices and beliefs, each cultural group will continue to hold and express its own set of values and beliefs.
Rationale 2: When the nurse assumes that a client has the same values and beliefs as the nurse, misunderstanding will frequently occur, which in turn can negatively impact nurse–client communication.
Rationale 3: Expression of pain is one area that varies greatly from one culture to another.
Rationale 4: The belief that one's own values and beliefs are the best will not improve the quality of care provided to culturally diverse patient bases.