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Evvie72

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What aspects of a patient's culture will the health care provider keep in mind when providing care? Select all that apply:
 
  1. Parts of a person's culture are under conscious control.
  2. It is an extension of biological capabilities.
  3. It is the medium of social relationships.
  4. It identifies food preferences.
  5. It explains folklore and music.

Question 2

The nurse is disappointed with not being able to provide educational materials in a non-English-speaking patient's primary language. What can the nurse do to serve as an advocate when providing culturally competent care?
 
  1. Find or create materials to meet the patients' needs.
  2. Teach the patient in English.
  3. Provide educational materials written in English.
  4. Ask the physician to talk with the patient.



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Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. One characteristic of culture is that only part of culture is conscious.
2. One characteristic of culture is that it can be likened to a prosthetic device because it is an extension of biological capabilities.
3. One characteristic of culture is that it is the medium of social relationships.
4. Identification of food preferences is a characteristic of ethnicity.
5. Folklore and music preferences are characteristics of ethnicity.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care.
2. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Teaching the patient in English is not providing culturally competent care.
3. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Providing educational materials written in English is not providing culturally competent care.
4. Cultural competence is a learning process. Healthcare providers need to serve as patient advocates, and not advocates of the organization or modern health care. Asking the physician to talk with the patient is not providing culturally competent care.



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