The nurse knows that being a competent provider of cognitive behavioral interventions involves understanding and being aware of cultural considerations. Characteristics that nurses must be aware of during assessment include:

Question

1. Illness prevention, disability, and gender.
2. Family matters, self-awareness, and age.
3. Gender, sexual orientation, and religion.
4. Group expression, self-awareness, and religion.

Answer 1

3. Gender, sexual orientation, and religion.

Rationale:
Cultural considerations involve more than an individual's race or ethnicity. Culture is an envelope that includes, among other characteristics, religion, spirituality, gender, disability, sexual orientation and expression, social status, and age. To be a competent provider of cognitive behavioral interventions, the nurse must, at a minimum, understand these variables, be self-aware, and be comfortable working with those from a culture that differs from the nurse's own. Illness prevention, disability, family matters, and group expression are not part of cultural considerations.