The nurse is caring for a client from the Mexican culture who is moaning and groaning in response to pain. The nurse plans care understanding that this response is viewed in the client's culture as
a. a means to eliminate the pain.
b. a method of expressing unmet needs.
c. a woman-like and weak response to pain.
d. an expression of acceptance of pain.
A
In the Mexican culture, moaning and groaning is seen as a method to reduce or eliminate pain rather than as an indication or expression of pain.
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