The nurse is caring for a client who insists on having food very hot and very cold at each meal. The nurse correctly recognizes this as a health belief in which cultural group?
1. Cuban Americans.
2. Jewish Americans.
3. Chinese Americans.
4. Native Americans.
Correct Answer: 3
Chinese Americans believe that health is maintained by the balance of two forces; yin and yang. This belief supports the request for the two temperature variations in the client's meals. None of the other choices (Cuban Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans) support this practice.
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