A nurse reads up on some of the more common cultural groups in the local area. How should the nurse interpret the information that is available about cultural groups?
A) Characteristics of cultural groups are normally consistent between every member of that group.
B) Cultural generalizations can be useful and accurate, but they do not replace individualized assessment and care.
C) It is simplistic and problematic to make generalized claims about members of a particular cultural group.
D) It is unjust to categorize individual clients as being members of a specific cultural group.
Ans: B
Nurses need to be knowledgeable about different cultural groups, but they need to use this information as a backdrop for exploring the ways in which individuals identify with the characteristics of the various cultural groups to which they belong. Generalized knowledge may be accurate and clinically useful, but it is not replacement for individualized knowledge. Nurses need to recognize that the culture of each individual person is based on his or her membership in many groups and is internalized in a unique and personal way.
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