A cornerstone of culturally safe nursing practice is reflecting on self. This means nurses:
a. question how their beliefs are formed.
b. question their understanding of the culture inwhich they live
c. question their understanding of the powerimbalances within the culture in which they live.
d. all of the above.
d
Nurses, in order to be culturally safe, have to question
their basic assumptions; for example, their belief structure,
their understanding of the culture in which they live and the
power imbalances not only within that culture but also the
work environment.
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