As a Radiological Technologist working in New York City’s health care system one encounters an environment filled with diversity. We as professionals will be exposed to all types of cultures, ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. It is important for us to be aware and cultivated in many different cultural practices that will affect how we provide healthcare in a big city like New York. We should be prepared to communicate and interact with these types of patients while still providing them with a high quality and respectful care setting; all the while making sure to avoid a potential breach in ethical behaviors. I would like to educate you as a future professional in the medical field about my background and ethnic group and about my culture.
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There is at least one public hospital in every major town and in the average size towns as well. In this type of setting is where I am reiterating my statement from above in regards to what is covered due to the inadequate funding the Subsidized Regime gets. These public hospitals will only offer free services for the most basic of needs. Everything else will not be free. The patient’s family is responsible for patient care rather than a nurse or orderly. The family is to provide the patient with food, toilet paper, blankets as well as their pillows. You as patient will be responsible to pay for medical supplies like stitches, bandages and any medication applied. If there are to be any type of medical imaging required this must be paid by the patient or his family beforehand, if not it may not be ordered. On top of this from my research and firsthand knowledge, the medical treatment at these public hospitals may be free but the quality of care provided here to the patient is very poor. The only time that you would want to be in this kind of facility is if there is no other choice and you are dying. The next type of setting can be found more frequently as …show more content…
These factors will have an effect on their expectations when they need to seek medical attention here in the United States and how their interaction with you will be affected as well. Dominican Republic is a 3rd world country, the cost of living to afford to pay for good quality health care is too high. This has caused many Dominicans that come to the United States not to be so receptive to the idea of visiting a hospital at any given point. They are very skeptical and would question everything that is being done to them. As you can imagine, going into an emergency room here in New York and having a bed with sheets, food that is supplied by the facility brought to you, medication administered and a great variety of ailments and conditions or emergencies readily available to be handled at one location may seem worrisome for your patient. They may feel that they will never be able to afford all this. You can expect to encounter skepticism in why they may need any type of Medical Imaging done, or the need for to have blood work. "Is it really necessary?" Or do you just want me to spend all my money?" Would be the attitude you may have to not only face, but as well be prepared to keep the patient informed, and
There is at least one public hospital in every major town and in the average size towns as well. In this type of setting is where I am reiterating my statement from above in regards to what is covered due to the inadequate funding the Subsidized Regime gets. These public hospitals will only offer free services for the most basic of needs. Everything else will not be free. The patient’s family is responsible for patient care rather than a nurse or orderly. The family is to provide the patient with food, toilet paper, blankets as well as their pillows. You as patient will be responsible to pay for medical supplies like stitches, bandages and any medication applied. If there are to be any type of medical imaging required this must be paid by the patient or his family beforehand, if not it may not be ordered. On top of this from my research and firsthand knowledge, the medical treatment at these public hospitals may be free but the quality of care provided here to the patient is very poor. The only time that you would want to be in this kind of facility is if there is no other choice and you are dying. The next type of setting can be found more frequently as …show more content…
These factors will have an effect on their expectations when they need to seek medical attention here in the United States and how their interaction with you will be affected as well. Dominican Republic is a 3rd world country, the cost of living to afford to pay for good quality health care is too high. This has caused many Dominicans that come to the United States not to be so receptive to the idea of visiting a hospital at any given point. They are very skeptical and would question everything that is being done to them. As you can imagine, going into an emergency room here in New York and having a bed with sheets, food that is supplied by the facility brought to you, medication administered and a great variety of ailments and conditions or emergencies readily available to be handled at one location may seem worrisome for your patient. They may feel that they will never be able to afford all this. You can expect to encounter skepticism in why they may need any type of Medical Imaging done, or the need for to have blood work. "Is it really necessary?" Or do you just want me to spend all my money?" Would be the attitude you may have to not only face, but as well be prepared to keep the patient informed, and