Examples Of Cultural Differences In Health Care

“The European American culture is a blended culture resulting from early immigrants in the United States, primarily Caucasians from Europe, who adapted to and adopted on another’s culture and, over time, have formed their own distinct, new cultures.” ( Purnell,214). The term European American is normally shortened to American. American culture are considered to be middle- class whites, others from out of the country believe that all Americans are rich, spoiled, drive fancy cars, and no poverty. “In 1607, in Jamestown, Virginia, the first English settlement and from 1607 until 1890, most immigrants to the United States came from Europe and essentially shared a common European culture.” (Purnell, 215). The European American’s dominant language is American English in the United States and accents may vary depending on the location. In the United States, there are different dialects Americans speak; people …show more content…
They are generally assigned to patients of both genders, unless practicing intimate care or the patient and caregiver are the same age. Most individuals have different views when it comes to acceptable providers because of their previous experience with health care workers. In healthcare workers, the physicians are viewed with large amounts of respect, although the public polls tend to have more respect for nurses rather than physicians. “The advance practice role of registered nurses is gaining respect as more of them have successful careers and the public sees them as equal or preferable to physicians in many cases.” (Purnell, 227). The respect comes from their education level that includes baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degree. When providing care to a patient, you want to provide privacy and respect their request of same sex