The nurse provides care in an inner-city hospital with a large immigrant population. In order to provide the most culturally competent care, the nurse should:
1. Plan to attend educational programs to understand ethnic differences in health values.
2. Discuss with the supervisor the types of patients for whom the nurse feels prepared to provide care.
3. Approach the care of every patient in the same manner.
4. Realize that the best care is standardized care.
Plan to attend educational programs to understand ethic differences in health values.
Rationale: There are challenges with providing care to a diverse population. To provide the best culturally sensitive care, the nurse should plan to attend education programs to understand ethnic differences in health values. The nurse should provide quality care for all patients, not discuss preferred types of patients with the supervisor. Because there are cultural differences in client behavior and in expectations of health care providers, the nurse should not approach the care of every patient in the same manner; the best care is not standardized but rather is individualized.
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