As a manager, you are responsible for two separate units: a CCU and a

QUESTION

As a manager, you are responsible for two separate units: a CCU and a cardiac step-down unit. The organization and relationships on these units are distinct and very different from one another.

Your decision has been to support the uniqueness of these units because each is effective in different ways in providing patient care. This approach is consistent with which principle?

a. Transculturalism
b. Cross-culturalism
c. Multiculturalism
d. Acculturation

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Multiculturalism refers to maintaining several different cultures, such as the uniqueness of different work units. Cross-culturalism means mediating between/among cultures, and transculturalism denotes bridging significant differences in cultural practices.