The nurse uses knowledge about and experience with cultures to care for older adults within the context of a culture. Which is the best method of providing culturally compe-tent nursing care?
a. Apply assessment and cultural data.
b. Support the elder's cultural patterns.
c. Increase specific cultural knowledge.
d. Assess any strengths and weaknesses.
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A Correct. To provide culturally competent care, the nurse gathers data about the culture, the elder, and the specific culture's impact on the elder, organizes the data, and applies the information by planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
B Incorrect. Planning includes supporting cultural patterns.
C Incorrect. Assessing includes increasing cultural knowledge.
D Incorrect. The nurse assesses strengths and weaknesses of the elder in a context of the elder's culture and uses the information to plan care.
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