Chapter 2 (Health History)

Answer Key to Chapter 2 Learning Activities

1. To demonstrate respect for individual culture beliefs, the nurse should use open-ended questions to explore the patient’s culture. Demonstrating engagement and interest in learning more about the patient’s culture facilitates therapeutic communication and information sharing. Requesting that the patient share cultural background/information that the patient believes is important to their health care demonstrates respect and inclusion for different cultural beliefs and practices.

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