Western Medicine and American Indian Beliefs

Western Medicine and American Indian Beliefs As a health care provider , how do you educate patients from other cultures and integrate western medicine and American Indian beliefs ? I think that there are three main things to consider while trying to educate patients from the American Indian or Native American cultures One is that the caregiver should respect the cultural variations and sees the strength in different health practices . The next issue is that the caregiver must recognize that she /he is part of a long standing traditional healing process and has become

part of the circle of healing . The last thing is that the caregiver should recognize that both western medicine and Native American medicines are valuable to the It is very important for the caregiver to respect the cultural beliefs of the patient . This includes the religious , spiritual , and medical beliefs . Native American medicine usually takes the big picture approach . They look at the cause and effects of the disease . This is not always from a medical standpoint . It encompasses the physical emotional , social , and spiritual aspects to look for a cause . Often times they believe the soul is sick that is why the body is sick . In this case the caregiver should explain to the patient the importance of healing the soul with the Native American tradition , but that the patient should also take the modern medications to help with the side effects of the disease (Broome

The second issue is that the caregiver should accept being a...