A female nurse enters the room of a male client who is about to undergo a procedure. The client is a Cambodian monk, and the nurse knows that he is forbidden to be touched by a woman

Question

When the nurse tries to apply cardiac monitoring leads to his chest, the client recoils in horror. The nurse is angry and insulted. Which of the following statements best explains the nurse's reaction?
A) The nurse is demonstrating a lack of self-knowledge.
B) The nurse understands she has made a mistake.
C) The nurse is justified, because the client also should be aware of his own cultural beliefs.
D) The nurse is justified, because some touching during the delivery of care is unavoidable.

Answer 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Nurses must identify their own "baggage" to then discard it or set it aside. This struggle is essential for awareness and elimination of biases, stereotypes, and prejudices. Health care providers should learn to change perspectives and view situations based on a specific ethnic or cultural group to modify interventions in ways that are culturally compatible. This nurse's anger is unjustified.