A psychiatricmental health nurse has become acutely aware that there are significant differences between Western psychiatric treatment modalities and those of other cultures.
Which factor sets Western health care practices apart from the practices of other cultures?
A) A holistic approach to care
B) Reliance on technology
C) Belief in stress as the cause of most illnesses
D) A higher rate of successful treatment
Question 2
An occupational health nurse is asked to see a Muslim employee, who is a recent immigrant to the United States. The client has been sent to the nurse because she appears weak.
Her supervisor states that for several days the client has not eaten lunch with other employees as she had done formerly and refuses to join them despite repeatedly being asked to do so. The nurse suspects a cultural reason for the client's condition. Which step should the nurse take next?
A) Contact the client's husband for an explanation.
B) Ask the client if she is participating in a religious or cultural ritual.
C) Offer the client food to eat in the privacy of the nurse's office.
D) Ask the client if she has been receiving treatment from a traditional healer.
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