Proper assessment of a client's personal food preferences or aversions helps the nurse to adjust the client's diet without disregarding the client's traditional ethnic group's dietary beliefs. A nurse is assessing a client in a healthcare facility

Question

Which is a common dietary practice that the nurse needs to consider in the care of a Cuban client? A) May eat every mouthful of food with a bite of bread
B) Believes that a balance of "hot" and "cold" food is required for health
C) Meats are usually marinated or heavily spiced and are often chopped or ground
D) Fried foods, especially fish, poultry, eggs; rice; and many varieties of beans

Answer 1

D
Feedback:
Fried foods, especially fish, poultry, eggs; rice; and many varieties of beans is a common dietary practice of Cubans. May eat every mouthful of food with a bite of bread is a common dietary practice of Middle Eastern Americans. A belief that a balance of "hot" and "cold" food is required for health is a common dietary practice of Hispanic Americans. Meats are usually marinated or heavily spiced and are often chopped or ground is a common dietary practice of Mexicans.