Why will the concept of ethnicity decrease in value to health professionals in the future?
a. Assessment and treatment will become more accurate according to a person's race.
b. Ethnicity as a concept mainly helps clients have a sense of belonging and loyalty.
c. Persons from different ethnic groups are intermarrying, and their children are multiracial.
d. The concept of ethnicity is less informative than the term race.
Question 2
A nurse was so angry at a family for not being home when the nurse arrived for their appointment that the nurse wanted to drop the family from the agency caseload. What would the agency supervisor need to point out to the nurse?
a. Clients can have emergencies that interfere with plans.
b. Communication about the time of the appointment may not have been clear.
c. Nurses expect promptness and compliance, but not all clients feel the same way.
d. Perhaps the nurse made an error in writing down the appointment date and time.
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