A nurse of Hispanic descent is assigned to provide care to a patient of the same culture. How would the assignment benefit the patient?
1. The nurse will not make any cultural errors.
2. The nurse will provide expert care.
3. The nurse will make sure the patient has a timely discharge.
4. The nurse is culturally competent.
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Rationale 1: The nurse's background will not guarantee that cultural errors will be avoided.
Rationale 2: There is no evidence to support that the nurse will provide expert care.
Rationale 3: There is no evidence to support that the nurse will ensure the patient has a timely discharge.
Rationale 4: Cultural competence includes cultural awareness, knowledge, skill, encounters, and desire. This nurse would likely be culturally competent with a patient of the same culture.
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