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future617RT · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which statement about cultural competence is not accurate?

a. Local health care workers and community advocates can help extend health care to underserved populations.
b. Nursing care is delivered in the context of the client's culture but not in the context of the nurse's culture.
c. Nurses must develop an awareness of and sensitivity to various cultures.
d. A culture's economic, religious, and political structures influence practices that affect childbearing.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing for a home visit to complete a newborn wellness checkup. The neighborhood has a reputation for being dangerous. Identify which precautions the nurse should take to ensure her safety (Select all that apply).

a. Having access to a cell phone at all times.
b. Visiting alone due to the agency's staffing model.
c. Carrying an extra set of car keys.
d. Avoiding groups of strangers hanging out in doorways.
e. Wearing her usual amount of jewelry.

mtmmmmmk · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The cultural context of the nurse also affects nursing care. The work of local health care workers and community advocates is part of cultural competence; the nurse's cultural context is also important. Developing sensitivity to various cultures is part of cultural competence, but the nurse's cultural context is also important. The impact of economic, religious, and political structures is part of cultural competence; the nurse's cultural context is also important.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C, D
Nurse safety is an important component of home care. The nurse should be fully aware of the home environment and the neighborhood in which the home care is being provided. In this situation, nurses should visit in pairs, have access to a cell phone at all times, and wear a limited amount of jewelry. The car should be parked in a well-lit area and locked at all times. An extra set of keys kept in the nursing home care bag avoids time and frustration if the nurse should become locked out of her automobile. Car keys spread between the fingers can also be used of the weapon if necessary. Groups of strangers, dark alleys, and unrestrained dogs should be avoided at all times.