The nurse is completing a self-assessment to determine cultural competence.The nurse would identify which of the following behaviors as part of being culturally competent?

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Culturally competent care involves respecting and accommodating the cultural practices and preferences of patients. Permitting a Bedouin to sleep on the floor respects and accommodates their cultural practices, demonstrating cultural competence. Choices A, B, and D do not reflect culturally competent care as they involve cultural insensitivity or refusal to accommodate cultural or religious needs.

The Nurse Is Completing a Self-Assessment to Determine Cultural Competence