Chapter 6 Culture and Ethnicity Flashcards
Name the aspects of Transcultural Nursing
1) Assessments of a cultural nature
2) Acceptance of each client as an individual
3) Knowledge of health problems that affect particular cultural groups
4)Planning of care within the client’s health belief system to achieve the best health outcomes.
What are the components of a cultural assessment?
1) Language and communication style
2)Hygiene practices, including feelings about modesty and accepting help from others
3) Special clothing or ornamentation
4) Religion and religious practices
Rituals surrounding birth, passage from adolescence to adulthood, illness, and death
5) Family and gender roles, including child-rearing practices and kinship with older adults
6) Proper forms of greeting and showing respect
7) Food habits and dietary restrictions
8) Methods for making decisions
9) Health beliefs and medical practices
characteristics of a Skilled Interpreter
1) Learn the goals of the interaction
2) Demonstrates courtesy and respect for the client
3) Explain his or her role to the client
4) Positions him or herself to avoid disrupting direct communication between the health care worker and the client
5) Has a good memory for what is said
6) Converts the information in one language accurately into the other without commenting on the content
7) Possesses knowledge of medical terminology and vocabulary
8) Attempts to preserve both the emphasis and emotions that people express
9) Asks for clarification if verbalizations from either party are unclear
10) Indicates instances in which a cultural difference has the potential to impair communication
11) Maintains confidentiality
Who coined the term transcultural nursing?
Madeline Leininger (1925 to 2012)
What is the best form of communication with an LEP client?
certified interpreter
Examples of Alternative Medical Therapy
(1) Homeopathy is based on the principle of similars; it uses diluted herbal and medicinal substances that cause similar symptoms of a particular illness in healthy people. For example, quinine is used to treat malaria because it causes chills, fever, and weakness (symptoms of malaria) when administered to healthy people.
(2) Naturopathy uses botanicals, nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and manipulation to treat illness and restore a person to optimum balance.
(3) Chiropractic is based on the belief that illnesses and pain result from spinal misalignment; it uses manipulation and readjustments of joint articulations, massage, and physiotherapy to correct dysfunction.
(4) Environmental medicine proposes that allergies to environmental substances in the home and workplace affect health, particularly for super sensitive people. It advocates reduced exposure to chemicals to control conditions that mainstream physicians have failed to diagnose or underdiagnosed
