The nurse is planning care for a client from a different culture. Which of the following should the nurse use when planning care for this client?
1. Plan care using the same approaches as any other client.
2. Communicate to the client that culture cannot be taken into consideration with care.
3. Accept cultural practices that could be negative for the client.
4. Preserve the cultural beliefs and practices of the client.
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When developing a plan of care for a client from a different culture, the nurse should preserve the cultural beliefs and practices of the client, adapt the plan of care to address the client's beliefs and practices and communicate to the client that the nurse is taking his culture into consideration, and repattern cultural beliefs and practices that could be negative to the client. The nurse should not plan care using the same approaches she uses with any other client.
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