The nursing student is caring for a Native American client who is admitted for deep vein thrombosis. The nursing student speaks with a nurse regarding the client's lack of eye contact with the student
The nurse responds that Native Americans view eye contact as an invasion of privacy. Which error did the nursing student make?
A) Failure to act in partnership with the client.
B) Failure to approach the client caringly.
C) Failure to seek the client's input in the plan of care.
D) Failure to provide culturally sensitive care.
Ans: D
The nursing student failed to provide culturally sensitive care by expecting the client to engage in eye contact. There is no information to suggest the nursing student failed to act in partnership with the client, approach the client caringly, or seek the client's input in the plan of care.
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