The Components Of Cultural Diverse Assessment In Nursing

It is vital that nurses do not let interactions with a culturally diverse patient be influenced by stereotypes. This will place a wall between the nurse and the patient preventing both from understanding one another and developing a trust that is needed in the relationship (Kersey-Matusiak, 2012). The purpose of this post is to review cultural diverse assessments, describe three key components of a comprehensive cultural assessment, and to identify five communication skills that facilitate culturally competent health care.

Cultural Diverse Assessments

When a nurse comes in contact with a patient that is from a different culture the nurse needs to perform a culturally diverse assessment. This is a methodical technique that results in an accumulation of data that will provide the nurse with an improved perception of what the patient thinks is important, any health problems the patient is experiencing, and the best course of action for the nurse to take to handle these

One of the first things a nurse should assess before any other is how patient communicates. This would include the assessing the patient’s preference for verbal, nonverbal body language, tone, eye contact, hard of hearing, blind, language the patient wants to speak, need for interpreter, and cultural norm for who is decision maker. The second component, educational background, will entail the evaluation of whether member knows how to read, write, what level of education completed, and what is the best learning style for the patient. Lastly, the health related beliefs and practices of the patient. This would include what causes illness or disease, does the patient and family all believe in the same thing, does the patient use herbal remedies or have a need for religious