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In Southeastern Asian cultures, coining is a common home remedy used to relieve colds, headaches, and pain. Coining involve using a coin with balm oil to rub repeatedly on skin causing bruising (Nguyen, 1985). In Western medicine, coining is not view as a health benefit, but as health care providers, it is important to interject different beliefs from patients in which we are caring for. According to my grandma, coining is an effective home treatment that has been passed on for many generations. My grandma explained that when someone has a cold, it means the body has caught the wind, thus, we use coining to help scrape the wind away. Parts of our cultural value include curing ourselves of illnesses naturally and not rely on Western medicine. However gradually, I remember my grandma having frequent doctor visits due to her recurrent illnesses. Although my grandma was compliance with going to the doctors, she was stubborn with taking her medications. It was not until after several visits that the doctor became very adamant that her symptoms would get worst if she continues to refuse her medications. The fear of her symptoms will get worst forced her to cooperate. Although my family’s main health belief was coining; however, they accepted Western medicine when coining wasn’t effective. The roots of the above beliefs and values are influenced by the fact my parents and grandma were raised in Vietnam. Growing up, my grandma lived in poverty as a single mother raising 12 children. She has always been independent with her health and often rely on traditional home remedies. The idea of knowing many cultures shares this mutual health belief; it will definitely affect my nursing practice in the future. The majority of Southeas... ... middle of paper ... ... cultural barriers to care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18(1), 44-52. Retrieved from http://proxy.samuelmerritt.edu:2106/pmc/articles/PMC1494812/ Nguyen, D. (1985). Culture shock--a review of vietnamese culture and its concepts of health and disease. The Western Journal of Medicine, 142(3), 409-412. Retrieved from http://proxy.samuelmerritt.edu:2106/pmc/articles/PMC1306060/ Nielsen, A., Knoblauch, N. T., Dobos, G. J., Michalsen, A., & Kaptchuk, T. J. (2007). The effect of gua sha treatment on the microcirculation of surface tissue: A pilot study in healthy subjects. Explore (New York, N.Y.), 3(5), 456-466. doi:10.1016/j.explore.2007.06.001 Uba, L. (1992). Cultural barriers to health care for southeast asian refugees. Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: 1974), 107(5), 544-548. Retrieved from http://proxy.samuelmerritt.edu:2106/pmc/articles/PMC1403696/