Case Study
A 32 year old Arab woman is admitted to the hospital with
complaints of abdominal pain. She is accompanied by her husband.
They have a three-year-old girl at home. The husband is the primary
decision maker in the family. The physician on call is male and he
has expressed concern that surgery might be needed.
1. How can you provide culturally competent care to this family
(Name at least 3 items)?
2. What other information do you need to know about this family
(Name at least 3 items)?
3. Are there any similarities between your culture and the one in
the case study?
4. What differences do you perceive there to be between your
culture and the one described?
As you move on in your reading for chapter 30 (Spirituality),
please answer the following questions with the above case study in
mind.
1. How might a nurse address the spiritual needs of this woman who
is a Muslim?
2. The physician ordered a clear liquid diet; however, the patient
would like to fast during the day because it is the month of
Ramadan. What should the nurse recommend for the patient?
3. How could you help the patient who is disturbed by wearing a
hospital gown that exposes her arms and legs?
if you have access to pearson nursing concept based approach to learning 3 rd edition volume 2 its pages 1765 and 2023..
1.cultural competency to the family:
2.Other information about their family;
3.similarities between your culture and case culture.
No similarities between the case study culture and my culture.
4.Difference between your culture and case culture;
Difference in their diet,wearing dress,in gender and touching opposite gender.
Case Study A 32 year old Arab woman is admitted to the hospital with complaints of...
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