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Cultural Aspects of Health. Dianne McAdams-Jones M.Ed. RN. Health Care Can Be Culturally Sensitive. Consider the client’s cultural and linguistic needs Being culturally sensitive avoids discriminatory treatment among diverse populations. Some Beautiful Place In The British Isles.
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Cultural Aspects of Health Dianne McAdams-Jones M.Ed. RN
Health Care Can Be Culturally Sensitive • Consider the client’s cultural and linguistic needs • Being culturally sensitive avoids discriminatory treatment among diverse populations
Some Beautiful Place In The British Isles • Calming Waters
People to People President Dwight D. Eisenhower believed that ordinary citizens of different nations, if able to communicate directly, would solve their differences and find a way to live in peace. In 1956, he put those beliefs into action and created People to People Ambassador Programs
PTP • British Isles
People to People • “I have long believed, as have many before me, that peaceful relations between nations require mutual respect between individuals.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leininger (1950) • Transcultural nursing is a theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality developed by Leininger (1950) • The process by which the nurse becomes respectful, appreciative, and sensitive to the values, beliefs, lifeways, practices and problem-solving strategies of a client’s culture (Campinha-Bacote, 2001)
Other Cultures • People To People
Ethnocentrism This is a term assigned to the judgment of others using one’s own cultural beliefs as the standard, which can result in stereotyping and bias (Leininger 1950)
Understanding Others • Learn other cultures
Home Stay Family • Home Stay Mom
How Does The Nurse Manage The Cultural Needs of Clients? • Ask questions • Observe the client • Interview the Client • Participate in client’s cultural activities • Develop a care plan that is culturally competent
Special Considerations • Selected cultural groups must be assessed based on cultural identity of traits, such as: • Disability • Poverty • Sexual orientation
What Are My Feelings • Regarding Gay vs Straight? Can I provide the same level of expert care on their behalf • Will my personal convictions interfere with good care?
“Challenges” come in all shapes and animals • Adults are handicapped
Children are challenged • Is it easier to be kind to children?
Animals are challenged • Is it easier to be kind to handicapped animals?
Be A Culturally Sensitive Nurse • People to People • Understanding others through learning about their culture • Understanding others through learning about their lifestyles • We must be ready to set aside our differences, and values when faced with a conflict in belief systems
No sense in pulling your hair out • Be patient with other’s and their differences • Share your culture as often as the opportunity arises