Author Question: The nurse is caring for a client who refuses the food as served. He states that the food is foreign ... (Read 367 times)

dalyningkenk · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse is caring for a client who refuses the food as served. He states that the food is foreign to him and will make him ill. All food must be blessed.

The personal care attendant is upset by this behavior and states that the client should eat the food anyway. The client's behavior is most likely a result of:
A) Psychosocial deficit
B) Cultural belief
C) Allergies
D) Hygiene

Question 2

A Mexican-American client arrives at the emergency department. He reports abdominal pain and has been vomiting for 5 days. The nurse notes that he is exhibiting symptoms of dehydration, and his vital signs and labs confirm this.

The nurse asks the client why he waited so long to seek medical care. He states that he is being treated by the Curandero and wishes to continue while in the hospital. The nurse recognizes the different cultural assumptions regarding care. This situation is an example of:
A) Cross-cultural nursing
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Cultural safety
D) Transcultural bias

wtf444 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Culture is how people approach the world. Culture includes language, religion, occupation, economics, art, politics, and philosophy, along with diet. The fact that the client says that the food must be blessed indicates a religious belief that is part of his culture. There is no evidence of a psychosocial deficit in this client, or of allergies or hygiene concerns.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Cross-cultural nursing is any nursing work in which the nurse and the client have different cultures. Ethnocentrism is the assumption that others believe and behave as the dominant culture does, or the belief that the dominant culture is superior to others. Cultural safety is the practice of providing culturally appropriate health services to disadvantaged groups while stressing dignity and avoiding institutional racism, assimilation (forcing people to adopt a dominant culture), and repressive practices. There is no evidence of bias in this scenario.