Author Question: Which action is most effective in assisting the nurse to provide culturally competent care? A) ... (Read 263 times)

maegan_martin · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which action is most effective in assisting the nurse to provide culturally competent care?

A) Encouraging acculturation of non-American groups
B) Working with only one cultural group so you can get to know them more intimately
C) Reinforcing segregation
D) Identifying one's own biases and feelings about different cultural groups

Question 2

Asian and African American clients may require lower lithium doses due to lower concentrations of a plasma protein that is known to bind lithium. This phenomenon is an example of what?

A) Ethnopharmacology
B) Pharmacotherapy with ethnic groups
C) Metabopharmacology
D) Ethnicity in pharmacometabolism

karmakat49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
It is most effective to identify your biases and feelings about different cultures so that you can be aware of the ideas you might bring into the nurseclient relationship.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Ethnopharmacology is an emerging field of science that explores the relationship of ethnicity to drug metabolism and drug effectiveness.