A nurse is telling a new mother from Africa that she shouldn't carry her baby in a sling created from a large rectangular cloth.

The African woman tells the nurse that everyone in Mozambique carries babies this way.

The nurse believes that bassinets are safer for infants. What is this scenario an example of?

Locking the wheels of the wheelchair is a priority action of the nurse to ensure client safety during a transfer from the bed to a wheelchair.

This prevents the wheelchair from moving or rolling away during the transfer, which could result in injury to the client.

Choice A is not an appropriate response because encouraging the client to push up from the wheelchair may not be safe or feasible for all clients.

Choice B is not an appropriate response because ensuring the client is bathed before getting into the wheelchair is not directly related to client safety during the transfer.

Choice D is not an appropriate response because placing the bed in the trendelenburg position could make it more difficult for the client to transfer

The action that best demonstrates cultural competence is for the nurse to ask the clients what matters most to them in their illness and treatment.

Cultural competence describes the ability to effectively interact with people belonging to different cultures.

The importance of cultural competence in nursing focuses on health equity through patient-centered care, which requires seeing each patient as a unique person1.

Choice B is not the correct answer because telling clients that they should not continue taking herbs does not demonstrate cultural competence.

Choice C is not the correct answer because asking clients if they utilize shaman does not demonstrate cultural competence.

Choice D is not the correct answer because telling clients that they should follow the provider’s orders does not demonstrate cultural competence.