Question

Describe 2 examples of how a nurse can assist the patient in the hospital with their cultural needs ( please type)

Answer 1

Answer: Due to increase in the diverse population, it is necessary to be more concerned with the cultural competence. Nurse plays major roles in assisting the patient in the hospital with their cultural needs:

• A nurse should enhance the cultural knowledge so that he can deliver better care.
• By communicating to the patient about their needs and beliefs. This will provide better opportunities to the nurse to know more about the culture so as to serve a quality of care.
• With the help of interaction with the patient, the nurse can know about kind of treatment the patient prefers.