The nurse is preparing to discuss long-term care needs with a patient newly diagnosed with a chronic disease. The patient is of Latin American descent. The nurse will plan to take which action when teaching this patient?
a. Discussing long-term outcomes associated with compliance of the prescribed regimen
b. Highlighting various traditional healing practices that will not be effective for this patient's care
c. Providing factual information and answering all questions as they arise
d. Providing teaching in increments, allowing periods of silence to allow assimilation of information
ANS: C
The nurse should provide factual information and answer questions. Persons of Latin American descent have less dependence on time schedules and do not tend to have a future orientation. They are not comfortable with periods of silence. Nurses should be receptive to traditional healing practices and seek ways to include those in care when they do not hinder safe and effective care; highlighting practices that won't work may convey a lack of respect for these traditions.
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