Question

Cultural considerations need to be taken into account when assessing a child for abuse. Examples of these considerations are coin rubbing in the Asian culture for respiratory infections and leaf rubbing (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2013). It is important for the nurse to be aware of these considerations in order to avoid any undue stresses to the family structure by reporting. Thus, a thorough assessment of the family and cultural practices must be completed. What are some other cultural considerations that may lead one to consider child abuse?

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Answer: Child abuse can be in various ways and sometimes it is difficult to identify the child abuse due to the culticul consideration. People think it to be normal because it exists in their culture but it is necessary to identify the child abuse. For example, it is a culture or tradition in Vietnamese families to tie a misbehaving child's ear to a doorknob as punishment. This is a kind of child abuse but people consider it to be normal just because it is in their tradition.

There is similar case in low income Hispanic people that if children do any mischief they are made to sit on the cooked rice as a punishment. These things should be considered as child abuse as it is a kind of torture for the child and it causes mental stress on the child.