The population health nurse is planning to develop cultural competence within a community. Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
1. Ensuring that all patients are treated in the same manner.
2. Recognizing subgroup differences within cultural groups.
3. Ensuring that health clinics employ minority staff to deliver care.
4. Engaging in community partnerships to help design culturally relevant services.
5. Maintaining an up-to-date demographic, cultural, and epidemiologic community profile.
Answer: 2, 4, 5
Explanation: 2. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.
4. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.
5. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.
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