Caring for cultures other than your own requires respect, sensitivity, understanding and creativity. This paper will explore the different aspects of caring for a Muslim family, how aspects of care may be altered and what approaches may be necessary in caring for them. It will also review interventions nurses may utilize when caring for a child from this culture.
Culture and Caring
Working with different cultures is inevitable in nursing. As nurses we must be open to the challenges of working with different cultures and finding creative solutions to the health care challenges we may experience when caring for patients that are of a different culture. “Culture is an organized group of learned responses, a system of ready-made solutions to the problems people face that is learned through interactions with others in society” (Seibert, Stridh-Igo, & Zimmerman, 2001, p. 143). When caring for patients of other cultures we must avoid ethnocentrism and focus on providing culturally congruent care which is “care that fits the people’s valued life patterns and set of meanings, which is generated from the people themselves, rather than based on predetermined criteria” (Potter & Perry, 2005, p. 120). To accomplish this we must communicate with our patients and families and have a clear understanding of their expectations. If there is a breakdown in communication then there is the potential for conflict and a poor patient outcome.
With the increasing Muslim population in the United States, nurses need to have a better understanding of their beliefs in order to provide effective care. There are several considerations we must make when caring for Muslim patients and their families. “They bring a distinctive set of cultural practices...
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...nother intervention we can practice is by allowing large numbers of visitors for the child. Muslims are required to visit the sick so we should expect ahead of time that this child will receive a large number of visitors and plan accordingly. We can do so by providing such things as extra seating or personal protective equipment including masks and gloves if the child is contagious or susceptible to illness.
In conclusion, I believe that by educating ourselves on the Muslim culture we can gain a better understanding of their needs. Knowing that we must not only address the physical aspect of care but also the spiritual aspect when caring for a Muslim patient will lead to a positive patient experience. Involving the family as much as possible will help further effective communication and help us acquire the insight we need to meet their health care expectations.
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This essay will focus on outlining the fundamental principles of cultural diversity and how effective nursing interventions are used when providing an adequate amount of care for an individual from a culturally diverse background and how this may collide with the nursing therapeutic engagement. This essay will give the reader an insight upon culture whilst giving a significant explanation of cultural differences within a health setting. The patient’s real name will not be used and will be referred to as Mr. X. This is in line with the Nursing and midwifery Council 2008 (NMC, 2008) requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Research done from various sources, helped acknowledge how the needs of a specific culture and promoting culturally sensitive care is crucially important. Moreover, this research has also provided with the ability to self-reflect and realize how one’s own perceptions may or may not be similar to that of a client within the health care system. This scholarly assignment has based its coherent research information pertaining a specific cultural group, the Hebrew culture. The element discussed regarding this specific cultural group is the concerns and food preferences that the Hebrew culture greatly values as it plays a role within their practice and belief system. Furthermore, this assignment elaborates to discuss the importance
As nurses entering the medical field understanding the culture of our patients is crucial to proper care. Each culture has their own set of beliefs and values that are shared among groups of people which influences personality, language, lifestyles, house hold, level modesty, social standings, foods, health treatment and identity. Culture affects how people view health and illness; dictating when, where and what type of medical treatment they will receive and who will be their care provider.
A cultural assessment interview is very important when taking care of patients or their families who may be from a different culture than the nurse’s. In order to be able to better take care of a patient, we first need to know their own interpretation of disease and illness within their cultural context, values, and beliefs. Since I am Indian and my culture is a mix of the Indian cultural beliefs and my religion Islam, I was looking forward to this interview so that I am able to learn more about different cultures using my assessment.
Transcultural nursing requires us to care for our patients by providing culturally sensitive care over a broad spectrum of patients. The purpose of this post is to describe cultural baggage, ethnocentrism, cultural imposition, prejudice, discrimination, and cultural congruence. I will also give an example of each term to help you understand the terminology related to nursing care. I will definite cultural self-assessment and explain why it is valuable for nurses to understand what their own self-assessment means. Finally, I will describe the five steps to delivering culturally congruent nursing care and how I have applied these concepts in my nursing practice.
Throughout health care it is crucial to understand different religions and their belief. By understanding the difference members of various religions will feel a respected and valued. In additions, religious members could receive any special accommodations without having to feel different from any other individual. Two religions that commonly have issues with being provide the proper health care people within the Muslim faith and Jewish faith. One major issue between these faiths is type of food they are required to eat. Another major issue within these faiths is how the deal with death. In addition, these religions have similar beliefs with the issues that they want to be treated by the same gender. Although these faiths may have different beliefs and values they do share similar health care issues.
An individual’s culture and belief may significantly impact the type of services they require. In addition, it may affect the time, place, and method in the delivery of health care
Understanding cultural differences not only improves the effectiveness of the treatment the patient receives, it is also help the nurse to prevent negliency of care. It is impostant to maintain a curiosity about each patient no matter how much we know abouth that person's culture.
My chosen major of study is nursing and within the nursing field there are a lot of situations that the grasp of religion can be helpful. It is very important for a nurse or healthcare worker to understand the differences and rituals of different religions, but equally significant not to express your personal beliefs because it could offend a patient and cause emotional distress. As a nurse, it is essential to have culturally diverse knowledge to provide individualized, patient-centered care. Not only will I need to know my patients’ cultural and religious beliefs, but my understanding of the rationales supporting those beliefs are also important because they can impact my patients’ care. After researching I learned it is crucial to ask the
Arab is not a race, but is a group of individuals that are united by their culture and history (ADC, 2014). There are many different variations commonly based on a particular individual’s country of origin such as Arab Americans. Other variations are based on their social class, the level of their education, if they live urbanely or rurally, or the time they have spent in the United States (Lipson & Dubble, 2007). Most Arabs also practice Islamic religion and are Muslim. When working with an Arab or Muslim client, nurses should ask what the client wishes to be referred to so as not to offend them in any way (Lipson & Dubble, 2007).
...healing process of the patient. Healthcare professionals should frequently ask questions in order to fully understand if certain needs are to be met because of religious practices or beliefs. For example, a fresh bed sheet can be offered to a Muslim in order for a clean space for their daily prayers (pg. 21, Singh, 2009). Certain medical decisions can be difficult to finalize since religion must be taken into consideration. Healthcare providers will come into contact with people of different faiths, nationalities and cultures. All patients should be treated with the same amount of respect and acceptance in order for their medical needs to be fairly met.
Contrastingly, they believe illness and dying as a test of God. When it comes to making healthcare decisions, the whole family is involved, including extended family members, such as, parents and grandparents (Hussein-Rassool, 2015). This is different than my culture in that I make my own healthcare decisions. I may consult my husband, and we may come up with a decision together, but I ultimately make the final decision. Some things I do when interacting with people of the Muslim faith is to make sure and talk to all the family members in the room. When I ask questions, I allow ample time for the family to discuss amongst themselves, before expecting an answer. I also understand that often times female patients require a female physician. I always make those arrangements for patients when there are male physicians that are rounding. And, I allow prayer time to be done on their prayer schedule time. I do not come in the room or interrupt this time, as it is very important to
Characteristics can be as diverse as ethnic background, language spoken, gender status, physical appearance, race, and religion to name a few. Migration from various countries is creating a diverse population with different cultures and languages within the United States. Due to these cultural differences and lack of knowledge, disparities are increasing. Studies have shown that both language barriers and lack of cultural customs can hinder the services provided to the patient by the healthcare worker (Renzaho, Romios, Crock, & Sonderlund, 2013). This study provided a positive outcome when communication and cultural mutual understanding took place and patients had a more positive health outcome. It is very important that nurses are diversified in various cultures in order to better care for our patients. According to Mareno and Hart (2014), cultural competency has become one of the core values being taught in nursing programs. Their study showed that the perceived level of cultural awareness and skills among the nurses provided was low. Awareness and knowledge levels increased with higher education. It was highly recommended that self-awareness exercises be incorporated into the nursing course and continued to be addressed during the remaining curriculum until
As a health care provider you will be tasked with facilitating the healing of many different people. With the differences that exist in worldviews it is important to be able to understand the needs that each individual requires. The best healing is holistic and that involves forming a relationship with the patient to help the healing process. By taking the initiative to address all the specific needs of a person it shows a deeper level of care that will be well received. There are many aspects of health care that are affected by religion, for example medication restrictions, communication method, room setup etc. may need changing from standard procedure. By having a deep understanding of religious customs and treating every case on an individual basis it will allow for a smoother and more respectful interactions (Puchalski, 2001).