A patient tells the nurse that it is important for him or her to be discharged soon, because it is expected that the family's needs be met. Which aspect of heritage consistency is this patient demonstrating?
1. Culture
2. Ethnicity
3. Religion
4. Acculturation
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Explanation: 1. Culture is the sum of the beliefs, practices, habits, likes, dislikes, norms, customs, and rituals that we learn from our families during the years of socialization.
2. Ethnicity is the condition of belonging to a particular ethnic group who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.
3. Religion is the belief in a divine power, and a system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values.
4. Acculturation is changing one's cultural patterns to those of the host society.
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