The nurse recognizes that working with children with a different cultural perspective may be especially difficult because:
a. Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stages of development.
b. Children have spiritual needs that are direct reflections of what is occurring in their homes.
c. Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perceptions of the illness.
d. Parents are often the decision makers, and they have no knowledge of their children's spiritual needs.
ANS: A
Illness during childhood may be an especially difficult clinical situation. Children, as well as adults, have spiritual needs that vary according to the child's developmental level and the religious climate that exists in the family. The other statements are not correct.
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