Culturally Competent Care
Using your own words, define culturally competent care. List and explain four (4) guidelines the registered professional nurse may use to enhance their ability to provide culturally competent care. How does the registered professional nurse incorporate the guidelines (noted in #2) into the provision of culturally competent patient centered care in different care settings (hospital and the community)? Explain why it is important for the RN to accommodate the cultural needs of patients. How would the registered professional nurse be able to evaluate if the cultural needs have been met? Must cultural practices be accommodated in all aspects of health care? Provide specific examples and provide a rationale for each example. Part 2- Demonstrating Culturally Competent Nursing Care Select one of the following cultures then answer the questions listed below. Asian Native American Hispanic What are the cultural factors, for the selected culture, that affect nursing care for patients with chronic illness, sensory impairment and at the end of life? Provide examples of nursing cultural considerations (nursing interventions) the RN would perform for patients experiencing a chronic illness, a sensory impairment, and at the end of life. Includes the different age groups (developmental levels).
Culturally Competent Care
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Culturally competent care involves customizing healthcare delivery to patients’ diverse values, linguistic, cultural and social needs. It entails using the patients’ diversity as a resource to aid in the care process enabled through a deep understanding of distinct a culture’s needs (Betancourt, 2002). In order to provide culturally competent care, being self -aware is one of the guidelines that a nurse requires. It entails a personal reflection of one’s values and cultural beliefs. Understanding one’s culture prepares one to appreciate other people’s culture. Understanding the unique aspects of a client’s culture as explained by the patient is another crucial guideline. It allows one to identify the patients’ expectations. The third guideline entails using unbiased communication with patients and offering individualized attention as a way of identifying unique cultural predispositions. Developing a care plan that accommodates patients’ culture is the fourth guideline. Nurses must establish the involvement level of the client’s family in care, as well as religious, legal and economic concerns that may affect care (Betancourt, 2002).
Nurses incorporate deep reflection to identify personal values and cultural predispositions inherent in their approach in health interventions. For instance, they are able to recognize that some families make decisions for the client. It is crucial to identify that such issues may conflict with personal values of client consent and autonomy. In community care, understanding cultural predispositions informs interventions that are vital addressing health myths that patients have regarding illnesses (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009). Obtaining cultural awareness from the client perspective allows the nurse to understand client’s perceptions of health illness and death. It allows nurses to comply with clients unique preferences such as those related to privacy, rituals and communication as they influence the care process (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009).Nurses incorporate unbiased communication as a way of avoiding barriers. Nurses remove barriers by using standard titles such as Mr. to address patients, using interpreters where necessary and using non-verbal communication...