To provide culturally competent care, the nurse should

A) accurately interpret the thinking of individual patients.
B) predict how a patient may perceive treatment interventions.
C) formulate interventions to reduce the patient's ethnocentrism.
D) identify strategies that fit within the cultural context of the patient.

Culturally Competent Care

Healthcare that is respectful of, and responsive to, the health beliefs, practices, and cultural needs of diverse patients.

Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often accompanied by a feeling of contempt for other cultures.

Cultural Context

The societal, economic, historical, and personal circumstances surrounding an event or person that can significantly influence their behavior and perceptions.