You are the nurse caring for a patient who is a recent immigrant to the United States from Mexico. Which of the following variables would you prioritize when performing an assessment of the patients cultural beliefs?

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Assessment of a patients culture should include the patients country of origin, language (communication style), food preferences or restrictions, health maintenance practices, and religious preferences and practices. This aspect of assessment does not explicitly include the patients support systems, marital status, or age, though each of these parameters would be assessed at different points.

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