Nursing care within all healthcare settings is important, especially when we are talking about cultural nursing. The transcultural nursing aspect is very much a needed specialty, because there are so many diverse cultures out there that are important to think about when giving great nursing care. Cultural diversity is also another subject that is important, and every nurse should be culturally diverse in some way. There are a lot of ways to provide culturally sensitive care to my patients, but I will be discussing three of them. They are important to consider whenever we get individuals from different cultures.
Transcultural Nursing. Transcultural nursing is important for so many reasons, but I will be discussing eight of them. According
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As I have said before, nurses should help embrace these cultures and work on ways to help them keep their culture involved within their care. The sixth reason is an increase in legal actions resulting from conflict or negligence (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). Negligence can easily happen to someone if they have drastically different cultures and do not know about their patients culture. Every nurse should brush up on their patients culture before taking care of the patients to prevent negligence and malpractice. The seventh reason is an increase in awareness of gender related issues within the world (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). Right now within the world there is a lot of controversy about the different genders. We should be aware of our patients genders, and be aware that things might not be as they seem. We need to incorporate our patients feelings into the mix with their care, and making sure that we are not negligent to them just because they have different views than we do. The eighth reason is an increase demand for community health services related to …show more content…
Nurses need to be culturally competent to take care of individuals that have different cultures. Cultural diversity means that someone can take their beliefs and views about their culture and put them aside to be surrounded by new cultures and learn about those cultures that doesn't necessarily make them change their own cultural ways. Nurses need to be culturally diverse due to the nature of our job field. We do not get to choose who we take care of and we need to put aside our feelings and values, so that we can give excellent care to those who are ill. Sometimes this means that nurses must put aside their own cultures, and learn about new cultures so that we can take care of these patients. I am from what I consider and American culture, and around me are quite a few people who have the same beliefs and such as I do. This doesn't mean that I will not have to take care of a Hispanic or Hindu individual. I have take care of individuals who do not speak English and do need an interpreter, making sure we get them what they need to have good communication is important. A culture that we do see sometimes is the Amish. The Amish live very different lifestyles than I do, but I need to make sure that I take their culture into consideration. An example of this would be that they do not let the members of the Amish community watch TV or use the IPADs that we have for the children on the unit, I would
McClimens, A., Brewster, J., & Lewis, R. (2014). Recognising and respecting patients ' cultural diversity. Nursing Standard (2014+), 28(28), 45.
The transcultural theory of nursing strives to bring to light the importance of cultural similarities and cultural differences across human groups. Culture is defined as a set of values, beliefs and traditions, that are held by a specific group of people and handed down from generation to generation. As practicing nurses, we should endeavor to develop understanding of the diversity of patients’ beliefs, values, spirituality and culture as it relates to illness, its meaning, cause, treatment, and outcome. I believe the theory has an adequate foundation on which to build but as with all theories should evolve as the practice of nursing evolves. The ASKED mnemonic has five steps that are a good way for an individual to evaluate their own cultural
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.
The self-assessment has demonstrated that I am able to deliver culturally congruent nursing care due to my critical reflection, knowledge of cultures and cross-cultural communication abilities. I am able to avoid prejudices, stereotypes and biases that may hinder the delivery of culturally competent care due to my understanding and respect for different cultures. In addition, I am able to form trustful relationships with clients and understand their personal perceptions towards the available treatment alternatives (Cowen & Moorhead,
Sagar, P. (2012). Madeline Leininger’s theory of culture care diversity and universality. Transcultural nursing theory and models: application in nursing education, practice, and administration (pp. 1-12). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Providing culturally competent care is a vital responsibility of a nurse’s role in healthcare. “Culturally competent care means conveying acceptance of the patient’s health beliefs while sharing information, encouraging self-efficiency, and strengthening the patients coping resources” (Giddens, 2013). Competence is achieved through and ongoing process of understanding another culture and learning to accept and respect the differences.
Cultural competence can be defined as using the ability of one’s awareness, attitude, knowledge and skill to effectively interact with a patient’s many cultural differences. Madeline Leininger, a pioneer on transcultural nursing describes it this way; “a formal area of study and practice focused on comparative human-care differences and similarities of the beliefs, values and patterned lifeways of cultures to provide culturally congruent, meaningful, and beneficial health care to people” (Barker, 2009, p. 498). The importance of cultural diversity in healthcare allows for the delivery of appropriate cultural autonomy. Showing respect for others will lead to trust between nurse and patient which in turn improves healing and health.
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.
As Judge Learned Hand said, “The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right...”. Tort law is about compensation for the damage suffered. Nevertheless, it is also about balancing freedom and protection and there are two main ways to balance it. First of all, there is fault liability, which asks a question, did someone exercise a sufficient care. On the other hand, there is strict liability, in which, even though someone exercised sufficient care, can still be liable. Nevertheless, each jurisdiction tackles this problem in a different way. For the purpose of this paper, two jurisdictions which are most distinctive will be chosen, and that is French and English jurisdiction. In line with that, English law stems
Cultural competency can be described as the ability to affectively respond to the needs of individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. There are various reasons for nurses to be cultural
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.
As a nurse strive to provide culturally sensitive care, they must recognize how their client's and their perceptions are similiar as well as different. Nurse enhance their ability to provide client-centered care by reflecting on how their beliefs and values impact the nurse-patient relationship. To provide appropriate patient care, the nurse must understand her/his culture and that of the nurse profession. Cultural biases can be particularly difficult to identify when the nurse and client are of a similar cultural backgroup. When we recognize and know a culture, we will know what is right for our patient, and thus may impose our own values on the client by assuming our values are their values. Recognizing differences a present an opportunity not only to know the other, but also to help gain a greater sense of self. In this paper, I will explain more about diversity and cultural competence in case study.
Medical Anthropology is dedicated to the relationship between human behavior, social life, and health within an anthropological context. It provides a forum for inquiring into how knowledge, meaning, livelihood, power, and resource distribution are shaped and how, in turn, these observable facts go on to shape patterns of disease, experiences of health and illness, and the organization of treatments. It focuses on many different topics including the political ecology of disease, the interface of the micro- and macro-environments that affect health, the politics of responsibility as it relates to health, gender and health, the moral, political and interpersonal contexts of bodily suffering, and the social meanings of disease categories and ideals of health. Focal points also include the cultural and historical conditions that shape medical practices and policies, the social organization of clinical interactions, and the uses and effects of medical technologies.
Madeleine Leininger is a nurse who realized that cultural care was an important concept in nursing. In the 1950s she found that behavioral issues in children stemmed from a cultural basis due to nursing having a lack of knowledge in a variety of cultural awareness (Buschur-Betancourt, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to identify the eight reasons Madeleine Leininger states transcultural nursing is necessary. I will describe the cultural diversity and how it relates to my field of nursing. I will also provide three ways that I have incorporated culturally sensitive care toward my patients.
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