The nurse is planning care with a Mexican client who is diagnosed with depression. The client believes in “mal ojo” (the evil eye) and uses treatment by a root healer. The nurse should do which of the...

The nurse is planning care with a Mexican client who is diagnosed with depression. The client believes in “mal ojo” (the evil eye) and uses treatment by a root healer. The nurse should do which of the following?

1. Avoid talking to the client about the root healer.

2. Explain to the client that Western medicine has a scientific, not mystical, basis.

3. Explain that such beliefs are superstitious and should be forgotten.

4. Involve the root healer in a consultation with the client, primary health care provider, and nurse.