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Nursing

Nursing (Name

I . From your reading and class discussion , discuss how culture impacts health and illness . Cite an example of a theoretical framework that considers culture in health and illness and your rationale

To provide quality care , nurses must become informed about and sensitive to the culturally diverse subjective meanings of health (defined as the balance of the person , both within one 's being , physical , mental , and spiritual and in the outside world- natural , communal , and metaphysical , illness , caring , and healing practices

Culture can be defined as the nonphysical traits , such

as values beliefs , attitudes , and customs that are shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to the next (Spector ,2000 . Culture also defines how health is perceived how health care information is received how rights and protection are exercised what is considered to a health problem , and how symptoms and concerns about the health problem are being expressed who should provide treatment and how and what kind of treatment should be given . Cultural Care nursing is a concept that describes the provision of nursing care across cultural boundaries and that takes into account the context in which the client lives and the situations in which the clients health problem arise . It is comprised of both content and process and is essential to the delivery of quality health care to the clients

Nurses must be aware that , although people from a given group share certain beliefs , values , and experiences . Often there is also widespread intra-group diversity . Major differences within groups may be due to some factors as age , gender , level of education , socioeconomic status and area of origin in the home country (rural or urban . Such factors influence the client 's beliefs about health and illness , practices help-seeking behaviors , and expectations of nurses . Cultural Care is professional nursing care that is culturally sensitive , culturally appropriate , and culturally competent . Cultural Care nursing is critical to meet the complex nursing care needs of a given person , family , and community . It is the provision of nursing care across cultural boundaries and takes into account the context in which the client lives as well as the situations in which the client 's health problems arise

Culturally sensitive implies that the nurse possesses some basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward the health traditions observed among the diverse cultural groups found in the setting in which they are practicing . Culturally appropriate implies that the nurse applies the underlying background knowledge that must be possessed to provide a given client with the best possible health care . Culturally competent implies that within the delivered care the nurse understands and attends to the complex combination of knowledge , attitudes , and skills

An example of a theoretical framework that considers culture in health and illness is culture shock . Culture shock is a dis that occurs in response to transition from one cultural setting to another . A person 's former behavior patterns are ineffective in such a setting , and basic cues for social behavior are absent . This...

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