A Nurse Is Working with a Third-Generation Iraqi American and Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a third-generation Iraqi American and is frustrated that the patient continues to rely on folk healing practices and neglects to take prescribed medication.Another nurse explains that this most likely reflects

• A)a lack of understanding on the patient's part about treatment.
• B)mistrust of the health system by members of this community.
• C)poor language skills despite the patient's third-generation status.
• D)the effect of transgenerational transmission of cultural beliefs.

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Definitions:

Organisational Psychology

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