Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion

The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different ethnic background. Which should be an appropriate goal?

A. Adapt, as necessary, ethnic practices to health needs.

B. Attempt, in a nonjudgmental way, to change ethnic beliefs.

C. Encourage continuation of ethnic practices in the hospital setting.

D. Strive to keep ethnic background from influencing health needs.

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