Culturally Competent Nursing Care14

7/24/2019 Culturally Competent Nursing Care14

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Running Head: CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE 1

Culturally Co!etent Nur"ing Care

Marilyn #enie$e Hill

%anuary 1&' ()1*

+orti" College A#N Nur"ing Progra

Montgoery' Ala,aa


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CULTURAL COMPETENT NURSING CARE

Cultural $o!eten$e i" de-ined a" .de/elo!ing an a0arene"" o- one" o0n e2i"ten$e'

"en"ation"' t3oug3t"' and en/ironent 0it3out letting it 3a/e an undue in-luen$e on t3o"e -ro

ot3er ,a$4ground"5 deon"trating 4no0ledge and under"tanding o- t3e $lient" $ulture5 a$$e!ting

and re"!e$ting $ultural di--eren$e"5 ada!ting $are to ,e $ongruent 0it3 t3e $lient" $ulture67 T3e

Aeri$an Nur"e" A""o$iation re$ogni8ed t3e need to !ro/ide $ulturally $o!etent $are and

"tated in t3e a""o$iation" $ode t3at nur"e"' in all !ro-e""ional relation"3i!"' "3ould .!ra$ti$e 0it3

$o!a""ion and re"!e$t -or t3e in3erent dignity' 0ort3' and uni9uene"" o- e/ery indi/idual6

Nur"e"' 3a/e t3e o,ligation to ,e $ulturally $o!etent and to!ro/ide $ulturally $ongruent !atient

$are !ra$ti$e"6T3e i!ortan$e o- $ulturally $o!etent $are 3a" ,een do$uented ,y nuerou"

nur"ing t3eori"t"' and t3e !ra$ti$e i!li$ation" o- $ulturally $o!etent $are 3a/e ,een "u!!orted

t3roug3 e/iden$e,a"ed data ;


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T3e -ollo0ing are "e/eral "trategie" to !roote $ultural $o!eten$e in our $are: -or

in"tan$e' t3e role o- t3e !atient" -aily' it i" i!ortant to under"tand t3e role t3at t3e

!atient" -aily !lay" in t3e 3ealing !ro$e""6 +or in"tan$e' in "oe $ulture"' it ig3t ,e

$u"toary -or t3e !atient" -aily to "tay 0it3 t3e !atient 03erea" in ot3er"' t3e -aily ig3t

re-rain -ro /i"iting at $ertain tie"6 Anot3er i!ortant i""ue i" "tereoty!e5"tereoty!ing

!atient" -ro a di--erent $ulture $an ,e detriental to t3eir $are6 It i" i!ortant to ,e o!en

inded and to re-rain -ro a""u!tion"' e"!e$ially 03en it $oe" to t3e !ro/i"ion" o- $are6

A""e"" -or Under"tanding to a4e "ure t3e !atient i" not -luent in Engli"3' 3ealt3$are

?argon $an ,e di--i$ult to under"tand5 t3ere-ore it ig3t ,e 3el!-ul -or you' a" t3e !atient"

ad/o$ate' to -urt3er e2!lain a !3y"i$ian" de"$ri!tion6 A""e""ing -or $o!re3en"ion i" $ru$ial

and you' a" t3e!atient" edu$ator and ad/o$ate' are /ital in t3i" role6 #o$uent tea$3ing"

and inter/ention' do$uentation i" i!erati/e ,e$au"e it !ro/ide" a trail o- tea$3ing and it

"3o0" t3e ne2t e,er o- t3e $are tea 03at need" to ,e done ;Le0i"' ()11=6 A"4 a,out

alternati/e !ra$ti$e" to 3ealing' it i" i!ortant to under"tand 03at alternati/e 3ealt3$are

!ra$ti$e" are $u"toary -or t3e !atient and !ro/iding t3ere are no $ontraindi$ation"' it ig3t

,e 0arranted to -ollo0 t3roug3 0it3 "aid !ra$ti$e" in t3e 3o"!ital "etting6 A" nur"e"' it i" our

o,ligation to "ee 03ere our !atient" are in relation to t3eir di"ea"e !ro$e"" and t3i" re9uire"

an under"tanding o- t3eir $ultural ,elie-"6 In e""en$e' t3e"e ,elie-" are t3e -oundation -or t3eir

3ealt3$are !ra$ti$e"6 T3ere i" a dire$t $orrelation ,et0een $ulture and 3ealt3$are !ra$ti$e"6

Ho!e-ully t3e"e !re"ented "trategie" 0ill ena,le u" to ,e ,ot3 ad/o$ate" o- !atient $are and

3oli"ti$ 3ealt3$are!ro/ider".
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Under"tanding one" o0n $ultural /alue" and ,elie-" a" 0ell a" t3e $ulture o- ot3er" i" e""ential i-

nur"ing $are i" to ,e not only a!!ro!riate ,ut deeed e--e$ti/e ,y t3e !atient' -aily'

$ounity' and !o!ulation6 Sel- a0arene""' a" t3e initial "te!' i" t3e !er"onal !ro$e"" o-

identi-ying one" o0n /alue" and ,elie-"6 T3i" a0arene"" ena,le" ea$3 indi/idual to analy8e

!er"onal -eeling" a" a $o!onent o- re-le$tion' and to aintain $ulturally $o!etent $are it i"

i!ortant to under"tand one" o0n $ulture and ne/er to i!ly t3at anot3er $ulture 3andle" all

$ir$u"tan$e" t3e "ae6


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