You are a nursing student on your assigned unit for your clinical experiences when you overhear...

You are a nursing student on your assigned unit for your clinical experiences when you overhear a group of nurses discussing their refusal to assist another colleague with an end-of-life care assignment because of the nurse’s cultural differences. Discuss two options to assist this fractured group of nurses.

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Healthcare industry is a very vast setting which consists of healthcare professionals and workers from different cultures, traditions, region and religion. This sometimes lead to disagreement, incooperation and dispute due to cultural differences.
Two options to assist in resolving the cultural difference between the nurses are:

1. Creating cultural awareness will help the nurses understand different cultures and their practices and beliefs. This will create an environment where employees will value and respect different cultures and work in coordination woth each orher.
2. Clear effective communication: communication is the key to overcome barriers of cultural difference.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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