A nurse manager justifies the budget for education regarding cultural competency for the staff. Which of the following justifications will best support the need for this education?
A) Life expectancies among minorities are expected to increase while those among non-Hispanic whites are expected to decrease.
B) Government and health care organizations support the need for culturally competent care.
C) The proportion of health care consumers who are minorities continues to increase.
D) Nurses have a moral obligation to achieve cultural competency with all cultural groups.
Ans: C
The proportion of health care consumers who are minorities is increasing and is predicted to continue increasing. Life expectancies of all groups, not only minorities, are predicted to increase. Government and health groups have called for culturally appropriate care, but this argument gives less support to administration than the power of money. Nurses have an obligation to achieve cultural competency with the groups they work with, but not with all cultural groups.
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