Which statement about culture will help the nurse implement culturally competent care?
A) Each culture measures other cultures using its own ways as the norm.
B) Culture is primarily based on genetic inheritance.
C) Stereotypes about cultures can be accepted as true.
D) Cultural diversity is based entirely on race.

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The worth of everything, within or outside the group, depends on whether it fits the world view of the cultural group. The other options are untrue statements. Culture is the total of all the ideas, beliefs, values, attitudes, communication, customs, traditions, and objects a group of people possess. A stereotype is an assumption used to describe all members of a specific group without exception. It is an expectation that all individuals in a group will act exactly the same in a situation just because they are members of that group. Cultural diversity refers to the many differences in the elements of culture in groups of people in American and Canadian society.

Which Statement About Culture Will Help the Nurse Implement Culturally