Nurses who are interacting with expectant families from a different culture or ethnic group can provide more effective, culturally sensitive nursing care by doing what?
1. Recognizing that ultimately it is the family's right to make a woman's healthcare choices.
2. Obtaining a medical interpreter of the language the client speaks.
3. Evaluating whether the client's healthcare beliefs have any positive consequences for her health.
4. Accepting personal biases, attitudes, stereotypes, and prejudices.
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Explanation: 2. The nurse should provide for the services of an interpreter if language barriers exist.
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