NURS 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Group, Joint Commission, Prescription Drug
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Ethical, cultural and spiritual challenges: we can never know everything about every culture, race or religion, what is i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t . Every patient/client has the same access to & treatment. Urban areas may not have geographical access to treatment. Understand how culture or religion affects delivery of care ask your patient what their beliefs are, recognize & respect them. One way/approach is not necessarily better than so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e elses". Home remedies: religious & spiritual beliefs may influence behaviors & human expectations, being spiritual does not mean that you are necessarily religious. Methods to ensure culturally appropriate care: health care facilities are responsible for providing effective & understandable care with language devices, interpreter services, tv screens (signing for deaf patients) et(cid:272). So what do we do during interview and/or care: each patient/client receives personalized assessment, personal beliefs about health & illness, holistic approaches.
