Question

why are each of the following important recommendations for refugees and immigrants in the healthcare industries (explain each individually)

• Understanding the importance of cultural influences on patients health beliefs and behaviors.

• Using multi disciplinary teams and interpreters.

• Lower cost and grants to medical services.

• Provide support groups for immigrants such as cultural groups. Educating and communicating with immigrant and refugee groups and partners.

• Collect as much information per patient because all groups cases are unique.

• Granting more Visas to nurses in foreign countries to better assist with immigrant patients.

Answer 1

A healthcare professional should be aware of the cultural influences to manage patient of varied ideas,thoughts,beliefs and practices when it comes to health and illness. Each culture mostly has different perception on disease and its infirmity. Their behaviour can be controlled effectively

A multidisciplinary team can interprete and transfer data between the healthcare professionals.The translators act as a mediator.

Providing lower cost and grants to the refugees can decree mortality and morbidity

Local community agencies plays a vital role in the modification of the life style of the immigrants and helping them to adapt to the new location

When the nurses are from different geographic locations  they are aware of the multiculturalism in handling patients