The nurse practitioner (NP)discovered that an immigrant client is not taking the penicillin prescribed because his illness is "hot" and he believes that penicillin,a "hot" medicine,will not provide balance.Which of the following terms best describes the action taken by the NP when the client's prescription is changed to a different yet equally effective antibiotic?

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Cultural skill involves the provision of care that is beneficial,safe,and satisfying to the client.The medication change allows the client to retain his cultural beliefs and also satisfies the nurse practitioner's need to prescribe an effective antibiotic.Cultural awareness is the self-examination and in-depth exploration of one's own biases,sterotypes,and prejudices that influence behavior.Cultural brokering is advocating,mediating,negotiating,and intervening between the client's culture and the biomedical health care culture on behalf of clients.Cultural knowledge is information about organizational elements of diverse cultures and ethic groups; emphasis is on learning about the client's worldview from an emic (native)perspective.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP)discovered That an Immigrant Client Is Not