Horowitz identified six steps that clinicians can take to more effectively work with immigrant populations. Which of the following is the first step?
1. Know yourself: providers, like clients, are influenced by culture, values, and lan-guage.
2. Expect immigrants to respect the health system of the community and comply with instructions.
3. Schedule all people of the same ethnic background to come to the community health clinic on the same day to provide consistency.
4. Learn to speak the language of the immigrant population fluently.
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The first statement is the only one that is correct.
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A. Grand theories. B. Middle-range theories. C. Practice-level theories. D. Nursing theories.