A postpartum mother requested her placenta be sent home with her spouse. The maternity nurse is upset and disgusted by the request and shares this view with the charge nurse. What is the best action taken by the charge nurse?
A) Ignore the conversation and nurse's reaction.
B) Report the nurse for violation of HIPAA.
C) Report the conversation to the client and apologize for the lack of sensitivity of the nurse.
D) Use this as a teachable moment on cultural sensitivity and health practices.
D
Feedback:
Increasing one's awareness of cultural sensitivity and health practices is the first step toward transcultural nursing. Use this as a teachable moment. This is not a violation of HIPAA. Reporting the conversation to the client would inflame the incident and not serve a purpose.
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