Question

Group 3:

Mark is a new nurse on a medical-telemetry unit. His patient Juan is an 88-year-old male with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Juan's family is present during his hospitalization, taking turns spending time with him. At times, there are as many as 10 family members in the room, making it difficult for Mark to provide patient care. He complains to his charge nurse that the family is driving him nuts, asking so many questions all the time and interfering with his care. The charge nurse asks Mark to describe the Mexican culture in relation to health care. Mark replies, "It doesn't matter. He's my patient and I need to be able to follow the standards of nursing practice just like with every other patient."

1. What barrier to cultural care does Mark exhibit?
2. What could Mark do to increase his cultural knowledge and cultural skills?
3. What are the suggestions as noted in the Nursing Today textbook Chapter 21 that Mark could use when gathering cultural data?
4. Describe how the CULTURE approach (Box 21-1 in Nursing Today textbook) could increase Mark's cultural competence.

Answer 1

Q. No. 1. Answer :

The Mark exhibit communication barrier to culture care .

Q. No. 2. Answer :

To increase his cultural knowledge and skills, he must have to maintain good communication skills and has to spend time adequately with the patient.

Q. No. 3. Answer :

Mark could use to gathering the culture data by participating with clients and through observations and by collecting history, he can gather cultural data.

Q. No. 4. Answer :

Cultural approach means by giving respect to the values, customs and traditions of the client and according to that providing needed care to the clients.

Through cultural approach care the cultural competence may increases by creating positive attitudes towards the cultural differences , and through gaining knowledge towards different cultural values and beliefs.