A nurse working with a Hispanic family is explaining the plan for managing a child's asthma to the child's mother, father, and grandmother. To whom should the nurse direct the education?

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Culturally competent care is delivered with understanding of and sensitivity to cultural factors influencing health behaviors. Nurses provide culturally competent care when they identify and use cultural norms and values. In the Hispanic population, the male figure is usually the decision maker, and the family elders are highly respected. However, assumptions about cultural norms should not be made. As a result, the nurse should direct education to all three adults because they may all have an impact on the child's health care needs.

A Nurse Working with a Hispanic Family Is Explaining the Plan