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Which is a general principle of culturally competent health promotion?

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Correct answer

Respect and incorporate the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices into care and teaching when safe and feasible

  1. A Respect and incorporate the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices into care and teaching when safe and feasible
  2. B Ignore cultural factors
  3. C Assume all members of a culture are identical
  4. D Apply one standard approach to everyone

Why this is the answer

Culturally competent health promotion means respecting the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices and incorporating them into care and teaching when it is safe and feasible, while avoiding stereotyping (recognizing that individuals within any culture differ). Applying a single standard approach to everyone or ignoring cultural factors reduces effectiveness and can harm trust. Cultural competence improves communication, engagement, and outcomes. Understanding the principle of individualized, culturally respectful care is a standard health-promotion concept. (This reflects general principles; verify against current NCLEX prep materials.)
Source: NCLEX-RN Health Promotion — Cultural Competence

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Lifestyle and disease prevention questions cover primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, risk-factor modification — diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol — and the counselling techniques that support behaviour change. This is one of 14 RN: Health Promotion and Maintenance questions on lifestyle choices and disease prevention, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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