A nurse is working with an immigrant population. Which of the following should be the first ac-tion taken by the nurse?
a. Be aware of one's own culture
b. Become familiar with traditional practices of the immigrants
c. Try to see things from the immigrant's viewpoint
d. Learn to speak the language of the immi-grant population
ANS: A
Cultural competence is one of the core attributes of public health nurses. Nurses come from a va-riety of cultural backgrounds and have their own cultural traditions. Nurses also bring their bio-medical beliefs and values to the practice environment that may differ from the client's own be-liefs and values. Because nurses recognize their own culture, they are better able to understand that there are differences among cultures. Being aware of one's own culture should be done be-fore completing the other tasks of increasing familiarity with traditional practices, trying to see things from the other's point of view, or learning to speak the language.
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