A Hispanic parent says, "An old woman gave my baby the evil eye." The health care provider determines that the infant is physically healthy. The most culturally competent intervention would be to:

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An individual who believes in mal ojo will also believe that Western medicine is ineffective to treat it. This person will believe that because the illness has an unnatural cause, treatment is best conducted by a native healer who can remove the spell. The parent would not view offering no treatment or casting doubt on evil eye as a superstition as helpful, making these options culturally insensitive. A cool water bath could destabilize an infant's body temperature.

A Hispanic Parent Says, "An Old Woman Gave My Baby