A nurse is teaching an in-service for new nurses on the importance of cultural sensitivity when caring for patients. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Ethnic diversity of health-care staff plays little role in the reduction of health-care inequalities.
B. Translators should always be used when a patient does not speak English as a primary language.
C. Nurses and other health-care workers may often display discriminatory behavior without realizing it.
D. Nurses must always work as patient advocates to make sure that the patient is receiving culturally sensitive care.
ANS: A
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