A group of psychiatric–mental health nurses have completed an educational session on strategies for fostering cultural congruence. Cultural congruence is defined as:
A) Agreement between and among people of different cultural backgrounds
B) Assimilation of a minority culture into the dominant culture
C) Feelings of belonging despite cultural differences
D) The expression of personal and cultural validation
Ans: D
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Cultural congruence means that clients receive an overall message, conveyed both verbally and nonverbally, of personal and cultural validation. In culturally congruent mental healthcare, providers integrate the client's value system, life experiences, and expectations about treatment into the therapeutic process, even when the client is not fully aware that it is happening. As a result, the full weight of the client's cultural system can help support the healing process.
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