Native Americans
The Native American culture is unique in their aspects of death, dying and the afterlife. As professional nurses we need to be aware of our individual beliefs about culture to provide culturally and spiritually sensitive care to our patients. Currently in Minnesota there are 60,916 individuals who are Native American, which makes up 1.1 percent of the total population of Minnesota (Stratis Health, 2017). Beltrami County has approximately 45,000 residents, and 21 percent of the people living there are of Native American decent (United States Census Bureau, 2015). In the more densely populated areas like Beltrami County, that nurses need to be aware of the clientele they may come in contact with and the different culture groups in the area, to provide the most appropriate care to the patient. Different groups of people have their own ideologies on how death and dying should be, and being able to understand and identify these can be helpful for providing professional care towards the end of life. …show more content…
Bemidji, Minnesota is surrounded by 4 tribes, which makes it not uncommon to see Native Americans accessing health care or providing care to them in nursing homes around Bemidji. In the nursing home many Native Americans are opt to receive the best care under their cultural preferences. Throughout this paper, the traditional Native American’s culture and rituals about death and dying are described, to enable us nurses to provide culturally sensitive care to the individuals that live near
The Native American culture is unique in their aspects of death, dying and the afterlife. As professional nurses we need to be aware of our individual beliefs about culture to provide culturally and spiritually sensitive care to our patients. Currently in Minnesota there are 60,916 individuals who are Native American, which makes up 1.1 percent of the total population of Minnesota (Stratis Health, 2017). Beltrami County has approximately 45,000 residents, and 21 percent of the people living there are of Native American decent (United States Census Bureau, 2015). In the more densely populated areas like Beltrami County, that nurses need to be aware of the clientele they may come in contact with and the different culture groups in the area, to provide the most appropriate care to the patient. Different groups of people have their own ideologies on how death and dying should be, and being able to understand and identify these can be helpful for providing professional care towards the end of life. …show more content…
Bemidji, Minnesota is surrounded by 4 tribes, which makes it not uncommon to see Native Americans accessing health care or providing care to them in nursing homes around Bemidji. In the nursing home many Native Americans are opt to receive the best care under their cultural preferences. Throughout this paper, the traditional Native American’s culture and rituals about death and dying are described, to enable us nurses to provide culturally sensitive care to the individuals that live near