A nurse is caring for a client who reports stress related to homelessness.
The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following types of stressors?

Choice A rationale:

Culturally competent care requires an understanding of culture, ethnicity, and diversity in all groups. This understanding helps to provide care that respects and responds to the health beliefs and practices, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients.

Choice B rationale:

Using a nonjudgmental approach is important in providing care, but it does not fully explain culturally competent care.

Choice C rationale:

Preparing staff to expect different types of people as patients is part of diversity training, but it does not fully explain culturally competent care.

Choice D rationale:

Encouraging staff to learn about the cultures in the hospital community is beneficial, but it does not fully explain culturally competent care.

Choice A rationale:

During the orientation phase, the nurse and patient get to know each other and establish a plan of care, making this the correct choice.

Choice B rationale:

Identifying the patient’s coping mechanisms is typically part of the working phase, not the orientation phase.

Choice C rationale:

Determining if the patient has been helped is part of the termination phase, not the orientation phase.

Choice D rationale:

Asking the patient for the name they prefer could be done at any time, but it is not a specific action taken during the orientation phase.