Question

select an article from a nursing journal focussed on professional communication culture and sensitivity. stateyour reason for selecting that culture group.

summerise the key points of the article.

Answer 1

1.Cultural sensitivity among Native Americans.

2.Cultural respect and competence for others is significantfor nurses and patient suppoter.The main reason for selecting this particular cultural group is because there is a huge burn-out rate among nurses who work with this group of people and the reasons behind failing of Native Americans to benefit from nursing.

3.Native Americans place great stress on a corresponding co-existence with nature.Another fact is that majority of the native Americans have forgotten their ancestry adnd now know only a very little about the tribal culture.Native Americans have more life threatening problems than the other cultural groups,inflicted with mental and physical health disorders.Nurses had to put on a tremendous effort to help them heal fro their physical and mental wounds.The Euro-American culture has moved to a mixed one ,challenging the nurses to determine the professional philosophies of nursing.Native Americans has a distinct way of expressing thoughts,as they not only listen with their physical aspect but also use the whole being and believe in the power of words.Nurses also need to understand that threy value honour much above than freedom.