The nurse is completing a history and physical on a Hispanic client. The client is completing the physical as a requirement for a new job. The client's fasting blood sugar is 132.
The nurse asks the client if he or anyone in the family has diabetes. The nurse asks this because
A) the blood sugar clearly indicates a diagnosis of diabetes.
B) the nurse understands that all Hispanics are diabetic.
C) the nurse knows that the concept of cultural sensitivity dictates asking about one's family.
D) the nurse understands the concept of biologic variation.
Question 2
Transcultural nursing has its roots in the
A) early 1900s when public health nurses cared for immigrants.
B) 1940s when Dr. Leininger developed her theory on transcultural nursing.
C) mid-1960s when there was an increase in international-born Americans.
D) 1990s when culturally sensitive care was outlined in the Surgeon General's report.
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