Author Question: The nurse is struggling with providing culturally competent care to non-English-speaking patients ... (Read 150 times)

humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse is struggling with providing culturally competent care to non-English-speaking patients because the organization does not have any resources to support the patients' care needs. What is this nurse experiencing?

1. Dissonance
2. Compromise
3. Confusion
4. Distress

Question 2

Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) ask the nurse to explain the difference between CULTURALCARE and other types of care. What would the nurse say in response to the UAP?

1. It is holistic.
2. It is a fad.
3. It focuses on scientific theory.
4. It is a belief system.

SeanoH09 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1
Explanation: 1. Dissonance is when a practitioner provides culturally and linguistically competent care that is not in harmony with the organization's beliefs and practices.
2. Dissonance is when a practitioner provides culturally and linguistically competent care that is not in harmony with the organization's beliefs and practices. Compromise is not a term used to describe culturally competent care.
3. Dissonance is when a practitioner provides culturally and linguistically competent care that is not in harmony with the organization's beliefs and practices. Confusion is not a term used to describe culturally competent care.
4. Dissonance is when a practitioner provides culturally and linguistically competent care that is not in harmony with the organization's beliefs and practices. Distress is not a term used to describe culturally competent care.

Answer to Question 2

1
Explanation: 1. CULTURALCARE is holistic care.
2. CULTURALCARE is not a fad.
3. CULTURALCARE does not focus on scientific theory.
4. CULTURALCARE is not a belief system.