Several graduate nurses tell the nurse manager that they are unfamiliar with the various cultural practices of the clients on their assigned unit. Which leadership strategy is best for the nurse manager to implement to assist the graduate nurses in developing cultural competency?

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The transformational nurse manager provides a supportive culture in which learning is valued and best practices are implemented to ensure the appropriate skill level and experience of each staff member. A workshop would provide the graduate nurses with an opportunity to learn and ask questions about the cultures represented on their unit. It would also help develop cultural awareness and sensitivity, leading to respect for the diverse cultures represented on the unit. (Option A) Cultural diversity is present in every clinical unit; therefore, it is not feasible to assign the graduate nurses to a unit without cultural diversity. (Option C) To provide culturally competent care, the graduate nurses must know about the various cultures represented on their unit. Culturally competent care is first attained through education. Afterward, the graduate nurses are ready to implement best practices in the care of clients from diverse cultures. (Option D) Although researching various cultures would assist the graduate nurses in learning, the new graduates are novices and have not fully developed cultural competency; therefore, they are not the best individuals to provide an in-service on this topic. Educational objective: Nurse managers must ensure that the nursing staff can provide quality care to clients on the unit through development of the necessary skills, including cultural competency. Nurse managers can find mentoring and continuing education programs and Internet resources useful in developing the cultural competencies of staff nurses.

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