The nurse is caring for a grieving family who is from another culture and has different religious beliefs. The nurse is not familiar with the family's culture or religion. What should the nurse do to provide emotional support for this family?
A)Encourage the family to go eat a meal and come back to the hospital later.
B)Ask the physician to assess the family for ineffective coping.
C)Ask the family how the nurse can meet the family's cultural needs.
D)Refer the family to a group counseling session.

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A)If the nurse is not familiar with the family's culture or religion, then the best way to support the family is to ask how the nurse can meet the family's cultural and religious beliefs. The nurse should not refer the family to a group counseling session or encourage the family to go eat a meal without determining their cultural and religious needs first. The nurse, not the physician, should assess the family for ineffective coping.
B)If the nurse is not familiar with the family's culture or religion, then the best way to support the family is to ask how the nurse can meet the family's cultural and religious beliefs. The nurse should not refer the family to a group counseling session or encourage the family to go eat a meal without determining their cultural and religious needs first. The nurse, not the physician, should assess the family for ineffective coping.
C)If the nurse is not familiar with the family's culture or religion, then the best way to support the family is to ask how the nurse can meet the family's cultural and religious beliefs. The nurse should not refer the family to a group counseling session or encourage the family to go eat a meal without determining their cultural and religious needs first. The nurse, not the physician, should assess the family for ineffective coping.
D)If the nurse is not familiar with the family's culture or religion, then the best way to support the family is to ask how the nurse can meet the family's cultural and religious beliefs. The nurse should not refer the family to a group counseling session or encourage the family to go eat a meal without determining their cultural and religious needs first. The nurse, not the physician, should assess the family for ineffective coping.

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