A nurse is providing end-of-life care for a client whose spiritual practices differ from her own. Which actions reflect culturally humble spiritual care? Select all that apply.
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Explanation
Culturally humble spiritual care includes structured assessment with tools like FICA, partnering with the family chosen spiritual leader, asking about specific rituals around death and body care (e.g., not removing certain religious items, prayers prior to body care, family handling of the body), and providing private space and time when possible. Imposing the nurse own beliefs is a boundary violation and is incompatible with cultural humility. Self-awareness of personal bias is essential.
Cultural humility = lifelong self-reflection plus respectful partnership. Buddhism: chanting at moment of death, body left undisturbed for a period, family-led washing common.
Client speaks Mandarin, family practices Buddhism with specific death rituals.
cultural humility — Lifelong learning posture acknowledging power differentials and self-bias.
FICA tool — Spiritual assessment: Faith, Importance, Community, Address in care.
spiritual care — Care recognizing meaning, transcendence, and spiritual distress in serious illness.