The perinatal clinic nurse is going to teach a woman from a culture unfamiliar to the nurse about child-rearing practices. What action by the nurse is best before planning the education?
a. Ensure the availability of written material to give the woman
b. Assess what practices are important to her cultural group
c. Determine if the woman is the primary family decision maker
d. Refer the woman to a prenatal educational class
ANS: B
The nurse must ensure he/she has a solid understanding of important child-rearing concepts in the woman's culture or risk that any teaching done will be irrelevant and perhaps in opposition to important beliefs. Since the nurse is unfamiliar with this culture, the first step is to assess. Written material is helpful if the patient is able to read and comprehend it. It would be important to determine if the woman is the decision maker, but this is not as much of a priority as learning about the culture. Referring the woman to an educational group may or may not be helpful.
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