A senior nursing student is presenting a report for her community health class on Leininger's theory on culture care diversity. What is an integral part of this theory?
A) Cross-care accommodation
B) Repatterning
C) Reordering
D) Patient modification
Ans: B
Feedback: Culture care restructuring or repatterning refers to professional actions and decisions that help patients reorder, change, or modify their lifestyles toward new, different, or more beneficial health care patterns. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they are not part of Leininger's theory.
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