The nurse is completing a self-assessment to determine cultural competence. Which behavior indicates cultural competence?
1. Obtaining a ham sandwich for a Jewish client admitted to the hospital unit after trays have been delivered.
2. Referring to the Asian client as an Oriental.
3. Permitting a Bedouin to sleep on the floor.
4. Advising a Catholic client that being taken to the chapel for noon Mass is impossible because lunch times have been assigned.
Correct Answer: 3
Bedouin immigrants from Arabia are nomads who are used to sleeping on the ground. Attending Mass is an obligation of Catholics and takes priority over lunchtime assignments, which can be revised. Most Jewish people do not eat pork. Referring to an Asian as an "Oriental" is offensive.
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