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What is a persons beliefs that their practices and beliefs are the best?
Ethnocentrism
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What is the most common barrier to communication?
The language spoken
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Based on scientific research and best practices, our traditional medicines most Americans and some African Americans use with folk healing.
Biomedical or scientifically based beliefs
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Believe a healthy stage is one of balance and harmony. (Mind, body, and spirit)
Naturalistically or holistically based beliefs
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Yin and yang or hot and cold
Chinese Americans
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Many religions believe in prayer and healing, but some believe that disease is caused by supernatural forces.
Religiously based beliefs
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Believe making eye contact is rude, may need to sit side to side.
Chinese Americans
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Refuse blood transfusions because it violates God’s law.
Jehovah’s witness
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Prohibit Pork in their diet
Muslims (Islam)
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Beliefs in practitioners of alternative treatments.
Folk healing
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Father names the baby and circumcision is performed by Mohel.
Jews
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Prohibit caffeine intake and use of tobacco
Mormons (Latter Day Saints)
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Pt may request physician consult with religious leader Imam.
Muslims
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Acupuncture, yoga, aroma and herbal therapy, coining, voodoo, massage, and meditation.
Folk healing
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Prefer same sex provider
Muslims
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Prefer the family to wash and prepare the body and position to face Mecca, also bury their dead facing Mecca
Muslims
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Have a folk healer called Curanderos. Illness considered a punishment from God.
Mexican Americans
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Wear taviz, a black string on which words of the Koran are attached.
Muslims
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Recruits the wearing of sacred undergarment at all times and can only be removed if an emergency
Mormons (latter day saints)
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Avoids physical contact with woman whenever there is blood coming from the uterus
Jews
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Needs female staff, keep head and body covered at all times and allow privacy for prayer
Jews
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Women cover hair after marriage, men wear scull caps.
Jews
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Follow kosher diet including no mixing of meat and milk at meal
Jews
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Smaller portion of the make up of the population
Minority
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Care that crosses cultural boundaries or combines the elements of more than one culture and is mandated by law
Transcultural nursing
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Male dominant
Patriarchal
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Female dominant
Matriarchal
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Difference between groups of people in a certain geographical area
Cultural diversity
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Knowledge of cultural beliefs and values
Cultural awareness
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Must be aware of personal cultural beliefs or practices and understand that these beliefs may put some limitations on the ability to care for those from other cultures
Cultural competence
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Example of economic barrier
Medicare, insurance, Medicaid
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Example of education barrier
Not finishing high school, no diploma, low income
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Example of geography barrier
Rural areas have limited access to health care providers, low income areas of larger cities, minority groups make up a greater percentage of low income.
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Example of language barrier
Not being able to speak the most common language of that area
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A preconceived idea or fixed opinion about a certain type of behavior, individual, or group of people
Stereotype
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A fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think
Ethnic stereotype
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Determination or judgement about a person or group base on an irrational suspicion or hated of a particular group
Prejudice
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A type of unfair treatment of one or more persons or group
Discrimination
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