Cultural competent nursing care is an imperative part of healthcare, out casing patient satisfaction. Culturally safe practice involves actions in which the provider recognizes and respects the cultural identities of others. In correlation, culturally unsafe nursing practice is referring to “Any actions that diminish, demean or disempower the cultural identity and well being of an individual.” (Nursing Council of New Zealand 2002, p. 9).
How does the CLPNBC professional standards relate to providing culturally safe nursing care????
The licensed practical nurse is to maintain a certain level of standard and professional conduct as set out by the CLPNBC. The CLPNBC professional standards outlines the four professional standards for nurses to …show more content…
Cultural safety helps with providing structure that can guide a nurse to provide care in such a way that protects a person’s identity and wellbeing. The nurse must be open-minded in their attitudes towards people from cultures other then their own. As well nurses should appreciate cultural differences in patients beliefs, customs and values relating to their healthcare. (rephrased from article) In the Hispanic culture to maintain good health they believe that you need to maintain a constant environmental temperature. As an example Hispanic women who are postpartum believe that if they catch a cold draft that they will become ill. So the nurse’s role in this patient’s case would be to ensure the room is set to a certain comfortable temperature for the patient and that windows are kept shut to avoid any chance of a cool draft. By listening to the patient and their beliefs the nurse has practiced culturally safe nursing care. ( info taken from polan text book) In Asian American culture, loud speaking is considered to be disrespectful, so the nurses should carry themselves in a quite soft-spoken manner. As well in the Asian American culture touch is only acceptable from the same sex. Here it would be the nurse’s role to understand the patient’s customs and ensure that they are assigned a male/female caregiver. ( info from polan & taylor) In order to fully provide safe cultural nursing care you …show more content…
A common factor that could inhibit culturally safe practice is a lack of English skills in patients. A patient that has difficulties with English wont be able to really help you preform a full cultural assessment, therefore the nurse could be unaware of patients cultural customs and beliefs related to their healthcare. Another factor that could contribute to preventing full culturally safe care would be the nurse’s own personal bias. If the health care provider is prejudice towards patients from other cultures, or they are unwilling to respect and incorporate the values and beliefs of their patient into the care plan then they are unable to preform culturally safe care. ( info from
How does the CLPNBC professional standards relate to providing culturally safe nursing care????
The licensed practical nurse is to maintain a certain level of standard and professional conduct as set out by the CLPNBC. The CLPNBC professional standards outlines the four professional standards for nurses to …show more content…
Cultural safety helps with providing structure that can guide a nurse to provide care in such a way that protects a person’s identity and wellbeing. The nurse must be open-minded in their attitudes towards people from cultures other then their own. As well nurses should appreciate cultural differences in patients beliefs, customs and values relating to their healthcare. (rephrased from article) In the Hispanic culture to maintain good health they believe that you need to maintain a constant environmental temperature. As an example Hispanic women who are postpartum believe that if they catch a cold draft that they will become ill. So the nurse’s role in this patient’s case would be to ensure the room is set to a certain comfortable temperature for the patient and that windows are kept shut to avoid any chance of a cool draft. By listening to the patient and their beliefs the nurse has practiced culturally safe nursing care. ( info taken from polan text book) In Asian American culture, loud speaking is considered to be disrespectful, so the nurses should carry themselves in a quite soft-spoken manner. As well in the Asian American culture touch is only acceptable from the same sex. Here it would be the nurse’s role to understand the patient’s customs and ensure that they are assigned a male/female caregiver. ( info from polan & taylor) In order to fully provide safe cultural nursing care you …show more content…
A common factor that could inhibit culturally safe practice is a lack of English skills in patients. A patient that has difficulties with English wont be able to really help you preform a full cultural assessment, therefore the nurse could be unaware of patients cultural customs and beliefs related to their healthcare. Another factor that could contribute to preventing full culturally safe care would be the nurse’s own personal bias. If the health care provider is prejudice towards patients from other cultures, or they are unwilling to respect and incorporate the values and beliefs of their patient into the care plan then they are unable to preform culturally safe care. ( info from