A community health nurse works with a variety of cultures providing health care services that include acute treatment for illness. Which client most likely would believe that sickness is a punishment from God?
A) Hispanic client
B) Chinese client
C) Female client whose culture is controlled by males
D) German client
Ans: A
Hispanics believe that susto results from a traumatic experience or that sickness is a punishment from God. Susto, or fright, is an emotional response to a traumatic experience and is recognized as an illness that involves the loss of one's spirit from the body.
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