A home health client participates in cultural health practices that the nurse feels might be detrimental to his health. In order to remain attentive to cultural sensitivity and provide appropriate cultural nursing care, the nurse should:
A)
Try to negotiate with the client by exploring his views and then providing relevant scientific information.
B)
Validate the client's practices and understand that for this client, it might be beneficial to continue with his preferences.
C)
Have the client's physician explain the care to the client in a firm but gentle manner.
D)
Explain the right and wrong of the client's treatment and try to persuade him to follow the scientific perspective.
A
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