The patient uses terminology in describing cultural beliefs the nurse has never heard before, so the nurse goes to the Internet to better understand what the patient is talking about. What component of cultural competence is this nurse displaying?
1.
Cultural awareness
2.
Cultural desire
3.
Cultural knowledge
4.
Cultural skill
Question 2
The nurse caring for an African American patient knows this patient is at higher risk for hypertension and teaches the patient how to eat healthy to reduce this risk. This is an example of the nurse's awareness of this patient's what?
1.
Culture
2.
Ethnicity
3.
Race
4.
Dietary habits
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
Lung cancer. Photograph of part of a lung removed after death. The yellow area is a large tumor and
Apply direct pressure to the patient’s wound.
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.
Cultural Coherence and Diversity