A nursing student is caring for a patient who has just immigrated to Canada from Ghana.The student just had a class on cultural safety and wants to practise doing a cultural assessment.What should the nursing student know?

A) Patients who come from the same region or country share similar values,beliefs,attitudes,and experiences.
B) Cultural assessment is a systematic and comprehensive examination of the cultural care values,beliefs,and practices of individuals,families,and communities.
C) The patient should be discouraged from sharing personal stories because it will take up too much time.
D) The student should ask only open-ended questions.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Cultural assessment is a systematic and comprehensive examination of the cultural care values,beliefs,and practices of individuals,families,and communities.Not all patients who come from the same region or country share similar values,beliefs,attitudes,and experiences.The patient should be encouraged to share personal stories to reveal how he or she thinks and the cultural lifestyle that he or she embraces.The student should use open-ended questions,focused questions,and contrast questions.

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