A nurse is completing a cultural assessment. Which of the following actions would the nurse take first?
a. Assessing the client's religious beliefs
b. Asking the client with which culture he or she identifies
c. Establishing rapport and a trusting relationship with the client
d. Evaluating appropriate data collection tools
Question 2
The nurse was determined to become more culturally competent with at least one cultural group besides the nurse's own. Which of the following actions would be most useful for professional practice?
a. Buying groceries from a small ethnic grocery store in the neighborhood
b. Buying only items made outside the United States
c. Learning conversational Spanish
d. Moving into an apartment house owned by a member of another ethnic group