A healthy 60-year-old Black Canadian woman regularly receives her health care at the clinic in her neighbourhood.She is due for a mammogram.At her first clinic visit her physician,concerned about the 3-week wait at the neighbourhood clinic,made an appointment for her to have a mammogram at a teaching hospital across town.She did not keep her appointment and returned to the clinic today to have the nurse check her blood pressure.What would be the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to this patient?

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This statement is nonjudgemental and gives the patient options as to where she may have her mammogram.Furthermore,it is an innocuous way to investigate the reasons for the patient missing her previous appointment.Questioning the potential lack of trAnswerportation may convey the misconception that because she is Black she lacks trAnswerportation.Many Black Canadian women report not participating in early breast cancer screening because breast cancer comes by chance and getting it is determined by a higher power.Expressing concern and offering to schedule another appointment is a reflection of the nurse's beliefs,not those of the patient.Suggesting that it is dangerous to skip a mammogram can be perceived as judgemental and derogatory.It may alienate and embarrass the patient.

A Healthy 60-Year-Old Black Canadian Woman Regularly Receives Her Health