The nurse is preparing to care for a patient from a different culture. Which will the nurse research regarding the patient's dominant language and dialect?
1) Contextual speech patterns
2) Practice and meaning of touching
3) Preferred spatial distances when talking one-on-one
4) Use of direct eye contact
Question 2
The nurse is assessing healthcare practices of a patient from a different culture. Which question is appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing responsibility for health care?
1) What predominant believes influence healthcare practice?
2) Is the focus of acute care practice curative or fatalistic?
3) Are there cultural beliefs and practices related to pain that influence interventions?
4) Do you have restrictions to the acceptance of blood transfusions?
Culture and sensitivity
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
Toxoplasma gondii in the heart of an HIV patient.
Art and culture
Art and culture