A new graduate asks the nurse preceptor, "What are the areas in which the concerns regarding health disparities are applied to the clinical setting?" The preceptor would be correct in responding which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Dealing with cultural issues and developing cultural competency
b. Assuring that the hospital remain financially viable
c. Assigning each nurse with clients from the nurse's own ethnic group
d. Hiring only BSNs and APNs to provide care
e. Hiring nurses from other countries to provide care to patients
f. Providing equity in access to care and quality of care by increasing evidence-based practice
A, F
The two areas in which the concerns regarding health disparities apply to the clinical setting: (1) dealing with cultural issues and developing cultural competency and (2) providing equity in access to care and quality of care by increasing evidence-based practice.
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