All nurses want to provide competent and holistic care to their patients. As nurses we must recognize that “nursing care and cultural care are equivalent and inseparable” (Marrone, 2008). This paper will outline my experience with caring for a Muslim boy and how to go about providing culturally congruent care to a diverse population.
Description
During my clinical experience, I encountered a paraplegic Muslim boy who was on our rehab ward recuperating from orthopedic surgery. The patient was sweet, quiet and very obedient. During rounds, the nurse expressed concern over how the boy’s father was non compliant to her directives on performing wound care for the boy’s abscess in preparation of him being discharged. She was very worried for the …show more content…
The mother and sister were much more open to receiving instructions and showed interest in providing appropriate care. The nurse felt at ease that there would be someone in his household who would tend to him properly.
Reflection & Analysis
Reflecting on the occurrence on our rehab ward, I couldn’t help but be upset by the circumstance that the father would not want to take responsibility and leadership in the care of his own son. The fact that the father was speaking very harshly to the nurse led me to the assumption that this culture was oppressive towards women. In addition, the mother or sister had hardly come to visit their son added to my suspicion that the father may have been controlling the women in this household and limited their visitation access. From the perspective of my Western culture I interpreted that the boy was returning home to an abusive situation. I also assumed that the boy suddenly stopped talking about his home life when he realized that CPS was now involved and he might get his family into trouble. I began to consider that this boy was hiding some deep secrets about his family and that he was being threatened by his father to not share information and he …show more content…
Abugideiri (2010) researched how health care workers may approach their Muslim clients with a biased view that women are oppressed and they may be anxious about the differences in the Muslim behavior versus the Western behavior. In our approach to these families we need to fully understand their culture because nurses are at the center of synchronizing professional care systems and cultural systems to deliver culturally congruent care (Bushfield & Fitzpatrick, 2010). The nurse who cares for this patient must understand the different family roles and organization within the Muslim culture and its significance to the traditions of raising children within the Muslim family (Bushfield & Fitzpatrick, 2010). When approaching the patient’s father to offer our services we must first and foremost assure him that the conversation will remain confidential (Campbell, 2005). Nurses must encounter the family with an open and non-judgmental demeanor where we actively seek to learn about the values that are important to the client (Abugideiri, 2010). To be further able to implement cultural preservation, cultural competency workshops can be established within the hospital which help to dispel the myths surrounding Muslims and recognize the values which are relevant to these families. Health care providers can
Description
During my clinical experience, I encountered a paraplegic Muslim boy who was on our rehab ward recuperating from orthopedic surgery. The patient was sweet, quiet and very obedient. During rounds, the nurse expressed concern over how the boy’s father was non compliant to her directives on performing wound care for the boy’s abscess in preparation of him being discharged. She was very worried for the …show more content…
The mother and sister were much more open to receiving instructions and showed interest in providing appropriate care. The nurse felt at ease that there would be someone in his household who would tend to him properly.
Reflection & Analysis
Reflecting on the occurrence on our rehab ward, I couldn’t help but be upset by the circumstance that the father would not want to take responsibility and leadership in the care of his own son. The fact that the father was speaking very harshly to the nurse led me to the assumption that this culture was oppressive towards women. In addition, the mother or sister had hardly come to visit their son added to my suspicion that the father may have been controlling the women in this household and limited their visitation access. From the perspective of my Western culture I interpreted that the boy was returning home to an abusive situation. I also assumed that the boy suddenly stopped talking about his home life when he realized that CPS was now involved and he might get his family into trouble. I began to consider that this boy was hiding some deep secrets about his family and that he was being threatened by his father to not share information and he …show more content…
Abugideiri (2010) researched how health care workers may approach their Muslim clients with a biased view that women are oppressed and they may be anxious about the differences in the Muslim behavior versus the Western behavior. In our approach to these families we need to fully understand their culture because nurses are at the center of synchronizing professional care systems and cultural systems to deliver culturally congruent care (Bushfield & Fitzpatrick, 2010). The nurse who cares for this patient must understand the different family roles and organization within the Muslim culture and its significance to the traditions of raising children within the Muslim family (Bushfield & Fitzpatrick, 2010). When approaching the patient’s father to offer our services we must first and foremost assure him that the conversation will remain confidential (Campbell, 2005). Nurses must encounter the family with an open and non-judgmental demeanor where we actively seek to learn about the values that are important to the client (Abugideiri, 2010). To be further able to implement cultural preservation, cultural competency workshops can be established within the hospital which help to dispel the myths surrounding Muslims and recognize the values which are relevant to these families. Health care providers can