Question

You are the nurse trying to get a medical history from Mrs. Cata, a Navajo woman. After you ask the initial question, Mrs. Cata is silent. In addition, when you speak to her, Mrs. Cata stares at the floor. You assume Mrs. Cata is just shy and perhaps is having trouble understanding your questions. Case studies adapted from Galanti, G. (1997). Caring for patients from different cultures: case studies from american hospitals (2nd ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press: Philadelphia, PA. Discussion Questions: Consider your role as the nurse taking the history for this patient. From our in-class readings, is it safe to assume Mrs. Cata is just shy and does not understand, or is this a cultural norm for the Navajo? What interventions could you, as the nurse, take to better communicate with this patient? Please post your comments to the discussion board and respond to at least one of your fellow classmate's posts.

Answer 1

It is a cultural norms.

Nursing assessment

• Initial assessment itself nurse have to assess the cultural beliefs and norms about the patient
• It is applied during caring , meal planning and treatment sections.
• Mutual cooperation is essential