The nurse is planning to provide culturally responsive care to a minority client and family. What actions should the nurse perform when providing this care?
1. Personally reflecting on feelings related to the client's nationality
2. Making an effort to direct all assessment questions initially to the client
3. Involving the family with the client's permission
4. Assessing the client's interest in alternative healing methods
5. Educating the client and family when appropriate
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5
Rationale 1: Culturally responsive care that involves family appropriately includes self-reflection to identify your personal assumptions, biases, attitudes, prejudices, and stereotypes.
Rationale 2: Determine the cultural expectations related to the hierarchy of the family.
Rationale 3: Culturally responsive care that involves family appropriately includes explaining in detail the client's condition and the treatment plan with the family if the client is willing for the nurse to do so.
Rationale 4: Culturally responsive care that involves family appropriately includes asking about the client's use of cultural or alternative approaches to healing.
Rationale 5: Culturally responsive care that involves family appropriately includes explaining in detail the client's condition and treatment plan with the family if the client is willing for the nurse to do so.
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