A patient who is of Filipino descent is admitted to the hospital.The nurse goes to the room to start intravenous fluids and to perform an admission assessment and finds several family members in the room.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

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In general,the Filipino culture expects that family members will stay at a patient's bedside and participate in his or her care.The nurse should include the family in appropriate tasks.It is not correct to ask the family to wait in the hall or to sit in chairs and not participate.Filipino families do not necessarily depend on family patriarchs.

A Patient Who Is of Filipino Descent Is Admitted to the Hospital.The