The nurse is creating a nursing care plan for an obese adult client from another culture who has ...

2 Rationale: It is very important for the nurse to assess the client's current beliefs about body size and health. Some cultures identify obesity with positive individual attributes. It is not important to assess whether women or men are typically served first during meals. It is important to note which utensil is preferred by the client, but this is not most important to assess prior to developing a care plan. The client's choices regarding occasional foods is not as important as assessing their common core foods or secondary foods.

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