The nurse sets a goal to avoid stereotyping culturally diverse ...

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The nurse sets a goal to avoid stereotyping culturally diverse patients. Which of the following measures will help the nurse attain this goal?
 
  a. Automatically apply all information known about a culture to patients of that cultural group.
  b. Assume that all individuals from Southeast Asia practice Buddhism.
  c. Refer to textbook information about cultural groups to predict individual behavior.
  d. Gather information about how the patient believes illness can best be treated.

Question 2

Recently a community has experienced an influx of individuals from Afghanistan. What action should the nurse suggest to modify the agency environment to better accommodate these culturally diverse patients?
 
  a. Provide handouts and patient teaching materials in appropriate languages.
  b. Hold meetings in the community to explain the Afghan culture.
  c. Provide reference guides about Far Eastern cultures to all nursing staff.
  d. Utilize the cookbook method of learning to accommodate this immigrant group.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The treatments generally used by a patient will correspond to beliefs about illness causation and may reveal the expectation to combine Eastern and Western treatments. Automatically applying all information known about a culture to patients of that group, assuming that all individuals from Southeast Asia practice Buddhism, and referring to textbook information to predict individual behavior do not take into account the individual differences of patients from the same cultural groups.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Providing information in the language of the culturally diverse group indicates that the agency is interested in serving individuals in the group. Ensuring understanding may also foster compliance by the individual. The other options would not help to accommodate the individuals from this group.