Author Question: The nurse desires to improve cultural competence when providing patient care. What action should the ... (Read 85 times)

appyboo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse desires to improve cultural competence when providing patient care. What action should the nurse take first to develop this competency?

1. Understand the culture of the patient.
2. Identify the goals for culturally competent care.
3. Gain proficiency in another language beyond English.
4. Understand and recognize the nurse's own cultural background.

Question 2

The population health nurse is planning to develop cultural competence within a community. Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

1. Ensuring that all patients are treated in the same manner.
2. Recognizing subgroup differences within cultural groups.
3. Ensuring that health clinics employ minority staff to deliver care.
4. Engaging in community partnerships to help design culturally relevant services.
5. Maintaining an up-to-date demographic, cultural, and epidemiologic community profile.

Jmfn03 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Until the nurse can understand and acknowledge the cultural background from which the nurse operates, it will be very difficult to develop cultural competence. Gaining proficiency in another language and understanding the patient's culture is important to developing cultural competence as well as understanding the goals of culturally competent care, but less important than the nurse understanding and recognizing his or her own cultural background.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2, 4, 5
Explanation: 2. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.
4. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.
5. Maintaining an up-to-date community demographic profile and engaging in partnerships to help design relevant services are two measures to help develop culturally competent care. Employing minority staff and treating all patients the same way does not indicate cultural competence and could actually be offensive to the patients. It is important to recognize that differences within subgroups of a particular culture may exist.