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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse who is attempting to practice in a culturally sensitive manner must first realize that recognition of the visible signs of a client's culture:

1. Is essential to the establishment of a nurse-client relationship
2. Provides the basis for a sense of trust between client and nurse
3. Does not ensure understanding of the underlying cultural beliefs
4. Has little impact on the nurse's ability to provide therapeutic care

Question 2

Which of the following nursing interventions shows the greatest degree of culturally competent nursing care for a Muslim female client?

1. Notifying the chaplain of the client's religious preference
2. Notifying staff that the client's bath will be done by her sister
3. Drawing the curtains around the client's bed during prayer time
4. Facilitating a dietary consult to meet the client's nutritional concerns

anyusername12131 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Culture has both visible (easily seen) and invisible (less observable) components. Nurses cannot appreciate the meanings and beliefs associated with these artifacts without further assessment.
Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person; it is not essential to the relationship process. Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of trust (a component of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship) because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person; it is not essential to the trust-establishing process. Recognition of visible signs of a client's culture will assist in the formation of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship, which is vital to the nurse's ability to provide therapeutic care because it conveys the nurse's interest in the client as a person.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Cultural competence is the process of acquiring specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that en-sure delivery of culturally congruent care. By arranging for the family to assume responsibility for the client's hygiene, the nurse has shown a specific knowledge of the client's needs and acted upon that need. The other options are not as specific or as directly related to nursing care as noti-fying the staff that the client's bath will be done by her sister.