There are different cultures, ethnicity, and background with the people around us each day. In health care, cultural diversity is very important. Nurses experience and encounter different types of people each day. Many of them have different values and beliefs, which we normally see or encounter. Purnell’s Model for Cultural Competence give health care professionals insights on adapting the concepts needed to give care for the patients. The 12 elements of Purnell’s model include heritage, communication, family roles and organization, workforce, biocultural ecology, high-risk behaviors, nutrition, pregnancy and childbearing practices, death rituals, spirituality, health care practices, and health care practitioners. As a nurse, we can reflect
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English is the primary language used in the United States and is also my first language. On the other hand, my parents only knew minimal English. Communications are very different within each culture. I myself experience both western and non-western culture. In western culture, people are more willingly to share their thoughts to others. People give hugs and kisses to their friends, families, or close one. With non-western culture, for example, it was very hard for my parents to share thoughts to others and they tend to keep everything privately only within themselves. Hugging and kissing was also not very fond upon unless the person is your significant other. There were things different within each culture and we have to consider that. We see and meet new people each day and this person might have a complete different culture and communication style background than you. Physical contact to strangers can be forbidden in some culture. The other person can be offended or feeling disrespected if he or she received physical contact. We have to consider of other cultures different communication …show more content…
People with different culture can have a different perspective of how they want to receive their health care. In the future, I can encounter a patient who does not believe in western medicine and refused to receive care but is critically ill. In order to accommodate this, I will have to understand my patient’s point of view and understanding why they refuse to believe in western medicine. I will have to discuss with patients of their conditions and their concerns with their treatment plan. I will also have to negotiate with the patient for an acceptable solution. We cannot force someone to do something they do not want to do. The best to do is discuss with the patients of their concerns and try to negotiate or come up with alternative
English is the primary language used in the United States and is also my first language. On the other hand, my parents only knew minimal English. Communications are very different within each culture. I myself experience both western and non-western culture. In western culture, people are more willingly to share their thoughts to others. People give hugs and kisses to their friends, families, or close one. With non-western culture, for example, it was very hard for my parents to share thoughts to others and they tend to keep everything privately only within themselves. Hugging and kissing was also not very fond upon unless the person is your significant other. There were things different within each culture and we have to consider that. We see and meet new people each day and this person might have a complete different culture and communication style background than you. Physical contact to strangers can be forbidden in some culture. The other person can be offended or feeling disrespected if he or she received physical contact. We have to consider of other cultures different communication …show more content…
People with different culture can have a different perspective of how they want to receive their health care. In the future, I can encounter a patient who does not believe in western medicine and refused to receive care but is critically ill. In order to accommodate this, I will have to understand my patient’s point of view and understanding why they refuse to believe in western medicine. I will have to discuss with patients of their conditions and their concerns with their treatment plan. I will also have to negotiate with the patient for an acceptable solution. We cannot force someone to do something they do not want to do. The best to do is discuss with the patients of their concerns and try to negotiate or come up with alternative