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1. A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients. Which
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acti on by the nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
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C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cogniti
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A. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different
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cu ltures and requires a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
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B. Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different
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cu ltures and requires a certain level of knowledge about those cultures.
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C. Cultural sensitivity is a way of approaching people who hold health beliefs
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D. Cultural humility is the recognition that one will never master all information
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about another culture.
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C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
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D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important
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I ntegrated Processes: Caring
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Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
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Concept: Diversity; Critical Thinking
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Difficulty: Diff icult
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A. Attending workshops is a good way to learn about diverse cultures, but this
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B. Participating in community events with diverse populations can increase cultural
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kn owledge, but this action is too limited in scope to demonstrate
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C. The culturally sensitive nurse can understand and respond to the needs of
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individ uals and families from different cultures. This nurse plans interventions
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with a sol id knowledge of the values and practices of the members of the
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culture. Being o pen, listening to the family, and involving them in care
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demonstrates respect, uni fies the nurse–
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patient relationship, and will motivate the patient (and family) to make positive h
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ealth changes.
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D. Nurses should use professional interpreters when needed.
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3. A ss patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health conditio
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n. ss Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
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B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
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C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
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D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
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Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance Cog
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4. A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative
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medici ne (CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
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A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
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B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
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C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
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D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
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B. A culturally competent nurse will assess how religious and spiritual beliefs
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providing solid information.
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C. Many CAM practices have demonstrated benefit, so telling the family they don‘t
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work is false information.
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D. The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should res
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pect the beliefs, values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should encourage
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families to make decisions regarding CAM practices based on evidence and
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