This is a great exercise; it makes us think how many of our patients from different cultures feel when they are in the hospital. We should be thinking about this more often because in our daily busy routine, we tend to forget how it is to be out our comfort zone. This take us back and put us in our patient’s shoes.
In this situation, one culture practice I won’t give up will be having my family by my side and taking part of my medical treatments and health decisions. I won’t give up my faith and I hope praying with my family every night could be something that I can continue to do as part of my recovery. White rice and black beans are the foods that I will crave the most and don’t know if I will be able to survive without my “colada” (Cuban
In this situation, one culture practice I won’t give up will be having my family by my side and taking part of my medical treatments and health decisions. I won’t give up my faith and I hope praying with my family every night could be something that I can continue to do as part of my recovery. White rice and black beans are the foods that I will crave the most and don’t know if I will be able to survive without my “colada” (Cuban