Aboriginal People Should Have A Private Room

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“Canadian hospitals are used to coping with the nuclear family, not the extended family. Rooms tend to be small, and are often shared. If possible, a dying indigenous patient should have a private room, close to an entrance, so that the many visitors will not disturb other patients, and so that the family will have privacy as well as access. “(Longboat, 2002) Although the Aboriginal may request a private room they may not always be available. Furthermore, depending on facility protocol they may be given on a first come first serve basis or there may be a cost involved. As much as the nurse may want to help and provide a private room, in some cases it may not be possible. As stated by Longboat and many other Aboriginal information sources, the …show more content…

Not only does the patient receive encouragement, strength, and support, but also the spiritual leader’s role is to listen to the dying person’s stories of life, dreams, visions, fears, regrets or guilt.” (Longboat, 2002) It would be difficult for a nurse to always be able to provide privacy for the many rituals and ceremonial events. A nurse still must monitor, provide care and give medication to the patient, this may interfere with the rituals. “Elders might be participants in decision making, as they are highly respected in aboriginal communities. They are valued for their wisdom and experience” (Kelly, 2007) An aboriginal at end of life care may want to consult with their elders and family before making decisions, nurses must allow privacy and time for them to discuss. The possible difficulty with this is in time sensitive situation the health care team may have to wait an extended period of time for a decision to be made. As we’re not just dealing with the patient, but in some cases a whole community or family contributing to making the health care decisions for the patient, along with their alternative culturally beliefs, a situation can quickly become

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