Transcultural nursing care is expected for every patient. To provide this type of care, the nurse needs to understand the practices of the predominant cultures of those groups in the health care geographic area that would require the nurse to be
aware that: 1. culture influences beliefs about health, illness, and health practices.
2. all members of an ethnic group have the same beliefs about health practices.
3. a patient's culture rather than individual assessments can be the basis of care.
4. members of subcultures must be encouraged by nurses to adopt the dominant culture.
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Transcultural nursing assumes that the nurse is aware of the beliefs about health, illness, and health care practices of the individual being cared for, and has added these concepts into care planning, implementation, and evaluation of practice.
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