To provide mental health care to a culturally diverse society, a nurse must:
a. understand shared values of various cultures
b. assess his or her own and clients' cultural values
c. know the norms of ethnically diverse groups
d. assess his or her own cultural values
B
Nurses must assess their own and their clients' cultural views to provide mental health care in a culturally diverse society. This is especially necessary when the nurse must make efforts to reconcile differing cultural perspectives when developing effective interventions. Such activities will become more critical as nurses operate in an increasingly diverse society.
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