The Nurse Uses Knowledge About and Experience with Cultures to Care

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse uses knowledge about and experience with cultures to care for older adults within the context of a culture. Which one of the following is the best method of providing culturally competent nursing care?

• A) Apply assessment and cultural data.
• B) Support the older adult's cultural patterns.
• C) Increase specific cultural knowledge.
• D) Assess any strengths and weaknesses.

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Definitions:

Integrity

The characteristic of being truthful and upholding high ethical standards, or the condition of being unified and intact.

Erikson

Refers to Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings.

Basic Trust

A sense of confidence and security in the world, typically developed in early childhood.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision independently or the state of being self-governing.