A grant-awarding organization is reviewing a nurse-led program promoting weight loss and healthy eating habits in a minority population. The program has a high success rate. The organization's members might conclude that
a. members of the cultural group have specific health needs the program helps meet.
b. nurse-run programs have better outcomes than those led by other providers.
c. the nurse sought assistance from cultural leaders to develop the program.
d. this cultural group is well assimilated and uses Western medical practices.
C
Culture plays a huge role in people's understandings and beliefs about health and wellness. Before designing programs offered to minority populations, the nurse would be wise to consult with community leaders to ensure that interventions are culturally appropriate. This measure is associated with a high success rate in such programs.
It may be true that members of the cultural group have specific health needs that the program helps meet, but this cannot be assumed from the high success rate.
The success rate of one program alone cannot determine whether nurse-run programs have better outcomes than those led by other providers.
The success of the program cannot prove that this cultural group is well assimilated or that it uses Western medical practices.
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