Which of the following must the nurse do in order to be culturally competent?
a. Be sensitive to a client's cultural uniqueness.
b. Evaluate a client's beliefs and values about health in terms of the nurse's own experience.
c. Be able to appraise and understand a client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices.
d. Be ready to discuss a client's beliefs and values with him or her.
C
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A Being culturally competent involves more than being sensitive to a client's cultural uniqueness.
B The nurse cannot judge a client's beliefs and values about health in terms of that nurse's own culture.
C The nurse must be able to appraise and understand a client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices in order to work with him or her to determine the needs and interventions most likely to improve health.
D Being ready to discuss a client's beliefs and values with him or her could be interpreted as judging the client's beliefs and values.
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