The nurse is disappointed with not being able to provide educational materials in a non-English-speaking patient's primary language. What can the nurse do to serve as an advocate when providing culturally competent care?
1. Find or create materials to meet the patients' needs.
2. Teach the patient in English.
3. Provide educational materials written in English.
4. Ask the physician to talk with the patient.
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Explanation: 1. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care.
2. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Teaching the patient in English is not providing culturally competent care.
3. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Providing educational materials written in English is not providing culturally competent care.
4. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Asking the physician to talk with the patient is not providing culturally competent care.
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