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ATI RN Community health 2019
ATI RN Community health 2019 ( 57 Questions)
A nurse at a rural clinic is interviewing a family who has different cultural beliefs than the nurse. The family reports seeing a folk healer. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
can be dangerous in some cases, but it is not appropriate to make a blanket statement that they should be avoided. Suggesting that folk medicine works by providing a placebo effect
. When caring for clients from different cultural backgrounds, it is important to be respectful and non-judgmental. In this situation, the nurse should ask the family to describe how they hope the treatments will affect their health. This will allow the nurse to gain a better understanding of the family's beliefs and values regarding health and illness. The nurse should avoid making assumptions or judgments about the family's beliefs and should not criticize or dismiss the folk healer. Alternative medicine practices
not respectful of the family's beliefs and is dismissive of their cultural practices. Referring the family to a medical practitioner
may not be appropriate if the family has a strong belief in folk medicine practices.
The correct answer is choice B. When caring for clients from different cultural backgrounds, it is important to be respectful and non-judgmental. In this situation, the nurse should ask the family to describe how they hope the treatments will affect their health. This will allow the nurse to gain a better understanding of the family's beliefs and values regarding health and illness. The nurse should avoid making assumptions or judgments about the family's beliefs and should not criticize or dismiss the folk healer. Alternative medicine practices (choice A) can be dangerous in some cases, but it is not appropriate to make a blanket statement that they should be avoided. Suggesting that folk medicine works by providing a placebo effect (choice C) is not respectful of the family's beliefs and is dismissive of their cultural practices. Referring the family to a medical practitioner (choice D) may not be appropriate if the family has a strong belief in folk medicine practices.