A Nurse Was Assigned to Create and Implement a Community

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse was assigned to create and implement a community education program with the goal of preventing diabetes among the Hispanic population. As the nurse did not speak Spanish and was just beginning to be comfortable with the neighborhood Hispanic culture, which of the following would be the best approach for the nurse to take?

• A) Be sure to use appropriate images in the handouts.
• B) Copy literature and procedures found successful in other Hispanic communities.
• C) Tell the supervisor the nurse is not competent for this task.
• D) Try to find Hispanic volunteers who may be able to do the actual teaching.

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Definitions:

Cities

Cities are large human settlements that are significant centers of population, culture, commerce, and political activities.

Indian Boarding Houses

Institutions established primarily in the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries designed to assimilate Native American children into Euro-American culture.

Indians

Typically refers to the indigenous peoples of the Americas; however, the term can also denote individuals from or associated with India.

Entrepreneurs

Individuals who start and run their own businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.