A nurse has just been hired at a health care facility that performs abortions. Based on the nurse's religious beliefs, she strongly feels that abortion is unacceptable. This situation will prevent the nurse from being able to practice:
A) transcultural nursing.
B) safe and effective care.
C) efficient care.
D) holistic care.
Ans: A
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Transcultural nursing refers to the nurse being able to understand the culture(s) of clients, and the ability to recognize one's own ethnocentrism and the ethnocentrism of the biomedical health care system. The nurse's strong religious beliefs in regards to abortion will prevent transcultural nursing from occurring.
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