Question

The nurse works in a large metropolitan hospital that provides care for older adults of many different cultures. Discuss ways a nurse can provide cultural competent care.

Being a caregiver for older adults is challenging. Name 3 things a nurse can do to help and support the caregiver in this role.

Answer 1

Answer: Due to increased diversity in the population, it is important for the healthcare professionals to provide cultural competence environment. There are several advantages of providing cultural competence environment such as increased efficiency of the treatment, reduced medical errors, patient's comfort etc.

So, nurse can provide cultural competence environment to the older adults as by showing concerns such as interacting with the patient. The nurse should implement evidence based care as it will elevate the treatment efficacy. The another method could as nurse could probide spiritual competence as the older adults are more attached with it. Nurse need to speak clear and slowly so that it can be easily understood by the patient.

Being a care giver older adults could be challenging. So, nurse need to indulge themselves to provide better care. Some of the things nurse can employ in their caring process as:

• By having effective communication.
• Providing cultural competence environment to the patient.
• Indulging in evidence based practice.
• Building trust with the patient.
• Enhancing the treatment process by reducing errors.
• Providing spiritual life, ethical support to the patient.