The prudent pediatric nurse must explore beyond the traditional view of culture as being simply ethnicity to deliver culturally sensitive care. Assessment of the patient/family should include:
1. Physical assessment.
2. Signed consent to treat.
3. Family constellation (blended, single parent, cohabitating, gay/lesbian, etc.).
4. Birth history.
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1. This should be included, but one must consider what is acceptable to the culture of the patient.
2. Consents are still required, but this does not include the factors of culture and ethnicity.
3. Family constellation (blended, single parent, cohabitating, gay/lesbian, etc.) should be considered in order to deliver culturally sensitive care.
4. Birth history is objective information; it does not, in itself, need to be considered to provide culturally sensitive care.
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