A Native American Patient Keeps a Small Bunch of Feathers

question 4

Multiple Choice

A Native American patient keeps a small bunch of feathers on the over-the-bed table. They are in the way whenever the nurse serves a tray or sets up equipment for a treatment. A culturally competent action would be to

• A) throw them away while the patient is sleeping.
• B) move them to a place where they won't be in the way.
• C) leave them where the patient wishes to place them.
• D) ask why there are a bunch of feathers in a hospital room.

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