Question

1. List three aspects of culture that are relevant to health assessment. 2. How can the nurse become more culturally competent? 3. What is cultural humility? 4. List three important areas to discuss during a spiritual assessment. 5. Discuss what patients most value from a nurse caring for their spiritual needs as they provide healthcare

Answer 1

1.Some of the main aspects of culture in health assessment are

• Values and beliefs of culture which directly influence the health assessment and the health of an individual
• The symbols play an important role in the health assessment because there are specific signs followed in each culture
• Rituals, race ,ethnicity hindering patients to reveal certain health problems
• Gender difference
• Duet of the individual

2.The nurse can become more culturally competent by improving and learning g the new and diversified culture of all .They can learn their language, being aware of tte patient expectation, avoiding random assumptions about a patient,listening to them, interacting with them and educating them about the medical treatment and its practices.

3.Cultural humility refers to treating every individual with respect and courtesy irrespective of any cultural background.

4.The three important area to be discussed in spiritual assessments are

• The religion,spirit which they follow
• The timing,frequency of their prayers (Ismalic follow specific time to pray in a day )
• The importance of spiritual need in a patient has to e assessed