You are the nurse caring for a patient who is a recent immigrant to the United States from Mexico. Which of the following variables would you prioritize when performing an assessment of the patient's cultural beliefs?
A) Patient's previous medical history
B) Patient's marital status
C) Patient's age
D) Patient's communication style
Ans: D
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Assessment of a patient's culture should include the patient's country of origin, language (communication style), food preferences or restrictions, health maintenance practices, and religious preferences and practices. This aspect of assessment does not explicitly include the patient's support systems, marital status, or age, though each of these parameters would be assessed at different points.
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