BS Nursing Leadership and management in Nursing
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Case Study: A patient from a rural area has a large family that wants to stay with him 24/7, which is against hospital policy. The culturally sensitive nurse leader would:

A. Strictly enforce the policy and have security remove the family.
B. Understand the cultural importance of family, and work to find a compromise, such as allowing one or two family members to stay on a rotational basis.
C. Ignore the policy and allow the entire family to stay, causing disruption.
D. Tell the family their cultural practices are wrong.

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  • Strictly enforce the policy and have security remove the family.
  • Understand the cultural importance of family, and work to find a compromise, such as allowing one or two family members to stay on a rotational basis.
  • Ignore the policy and allow the entire family to stay, causing disruption.
  • Tell the family their cultural practices are wrong.

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