During an assessment, a client states, "We rely on our large extensive family for moral support and help and we treat our elders with a great deal of respect. If someone gets sick, the family takes care of them." The nurse interprets this statement as an indication of what?

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Everyone has a cultural identity or a set of cultural beliefs with which one looks for standards of behavior. The client's statements reflect their cultural identity. Acculturation refers to the socialization process by which minority groups learn and adopt selective aspects of the dominant culture, eventually leading to the evolvement of a new minority culture (one that is different from the native culture and different from the dominant culture). Cultural competence is the nurse's ability to interact effectively with clients from different cultures. Linguistic competence is the capacity to communicate effectively and convey information that is easily understood by diverse audiences.

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