When a home-bound patient expresses her past-oriented ancestral heritage and family rituals, the nurse recognizes that the patient is expressing her
A) Race
B) Assimilation
C) Subculture
D) Ethnic identity
Ans: D
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What key questions must you ask this patient while you have the use of an interpreter?
What will be an ideal response?
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