The nurse is working in a clinic where children from several cultures are seen. What should the nurse do as a first step toward the goal of personal cultural competence?
1. Enhance cultural skills.
2. Gain cultural awareness.
3. Seek cultural encounters.
4. Acquire cultural knowledge.
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Explanation:
1. Ways to enhance cultural skill include learning a prevalent language or learning how to recognize health-manifesting skin color variations in different races.
2. Without cultural awareness, healthcare givers tend to project their own cultural responses onto foreign-born clients; clients from different socioeconomic, religious, or educational groups; or clients from different regions of the country.
3. During daily interactions with clients from diverse backgrounds, these cultural encounters allow the nurse to appreciate the uniqueness of individuals from varying backgrounds.
4. Acquiring cultural knowledge includes studying information about the beliefs, biologic variations, and favored treatments of specific cultural groups. This would be important; however, it is not the first step toward the goal of personal cultural competence.
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