Breast cancer surgery

As a nurse, you are caring for a 62-year-old married Muslim woman who is 2 days post-op for extensive breast cancer surgery. She has complicated dressing changes three times daily, which require at least two staff to complete. Her husband and/or two grown sons are by her bedside continually. The work schedule for tomorrow indicates that the LPN and nursing assistant on your team will be male. What are your actions to ensure culturally competent care?

a.​ What patient information is pertinent to foster culturally competent care?

b.​ What questions should you ask yourself when caring for this patient?

c.​ What steps would you take to provide culturally competent care?