When a nurse assesses a client who is not from the dominant culture, which approach is most effective to meet the goal of cultural sensitivity?
A) Ask how the client is alienated from the primary cultural group.
B) Teach the client how to assimilate into the dominant culture.
C) Explain to the client that values must be adjusted to reach a healthy state.
D) Determine what aspects of the client's life should be preserved as they are.
D
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