Cultural Values Of Hispanic Family And Cultural Privacy In Health Care

The United States is a nation of immigrants; they have virtually every culture of the world within its borders. Due to this reason, there must be a certain level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly due to its richness of unique characteristics. I will provide an overview on how heredity, culture, and environment can influence behavior in the medical office. Furthermore, I will express my opinion about why a medical assistant,

The nursing profession has a long history of assessing and placing patient needs first when giving care. The tenets of nursing practice include meeting those needs using individualized care by collaborating with the patient, family, and health care team members. (American Nurses Association, 2010). The concept of transcultural nursing aligns with these tenets because it calls on nurses to provide patient-centered care by taking into account the patient’s background, beliefs, culture and values. In this paper, I will identify the factors that made it necessary to develop the transcultural nursing theory, describe the meaning of diversity and its relationship to the field of nursing, and explain three ways that I provide culturally sensitive care to my patients.

Social organization based on premises of family values, respect to older generations and deference to healthcare staff, physicians and nurses (Grady, 2014). Time concept is considered in this group and many activities can be performed at the same time. Priority, in this case, is given to an activity that person can be related to. Knowing this, healthcare providers should consider spending slightly more time with this patient. Environmental factors play and definitive role in close-knit Hispanic/Latino communities. Social influences can change and influence health related behaviors, and major domain is immediate and extended family (Larsen, Pekmezi, Marquez, Benitez, & Marcus,

Throughout the book, it is evident that predominantly only the observations and perspectives of Anglo-American males were presented rather than the ones belonging to native Latinos men which, arguably, can be problematic as the audience is only exposed to what Americans have to say on Mexican- American culture adaptation. This exclusion of the native voice can especially be seen at the section regarding targeting women as the crucial point in infiltrating the Mexican home with Americanized ideals. According to Sanchez, during 1915, there was a clear mindset that thought the “housekeeper creates the atmosphere” in the family and should “the female adopt American values, the rest of her family would follow” (Sanchez 99). Home teachers were told to teach women songs in English about the duty of women such as “…like to wash, to sew, to cook”. Yet, after six years, women stilled lacked behind men in English skills which, were seen as the a crucial part of Americanization. Unsurprisingly, the lack of success in the Americanization of women was perceived to be the “patriarchal nature of the Mexican Family”(Sanchez 101). Disappointingly, Sanchez did not include the Mexican female voice into this section, which could have provided more insights on how the women themselves felt about the Americanization programs and how they perceived the roles they played within their family, as he felt that professors such as Emory Bogardus (Sanchez 101) from University of Southern California has a more right to talk about Mexicano family structure than the Mexicans

Due to a clinicians’ lack of understanding of Hispanic culture, feelings of alienation can result from the patient. Family and social structures are different in Hispanic culture, whereas “professional help may not be sought due to Hispanics considering substance abuse a family problem” (Reif, Horgan & Ritter, 2008). In Hispanic culture it is perceived that family issues remain in the family, thus outside help is frowned upon. When treating clients from this population, clinicians need to include the whole family in the treatment plan and to respect family

Family is a very important element in the Mexican society. The majority of the family units are large especially out of the big cities and with traditional roles per gender. The Mexican family homes are classified as nuclear, expanded and composite; the nuclear families encompass all those formed by the couple with or without children, or one of the parents with children and represents the 67.6% of the total Mexican family homes. This is the main institution that will cover the basic needs of their members (affective, food, economic, socialization) and within it certain socially expected patterns of behavior.

By 2011, nearly one person out of every six living in the United States will be of Hispanic/Latino origin (Selig Center Multicultural Economy Report, 2006).

Growing up in a family of Hispanic descent, there were always defendant roles for the males and the females. The males were expected to get a job and make the money to support the family. The females were expected to stay home and care for the children and do all the household chores. Dillard comments his mother only ran the household (284). The males were not allowed in the kitchen and the females were expected to have the table set and dinner ready when the males arrived home from work. I remember going to my grandmother’s house for dinner and all the males would be sitting down eating, while the females waited on them hand and foot. When all the males had finished eating, they would leave their empty plates on the table for the females

Hispanics are the fastest growing minority in the United States, and the majority of them are Mexican in origin (Kemp, 2001). The Roman Catholic Church plays a vital role in the culture and daily life of many Mexican Americans. Consequently, healthcare personnel must become culturally competent in dealing with the different beliefs possessed by these individuals. Nurses must have the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver care that is congruent with the patient’s cultural beliefs and practices (Kearney-Nunnery, 2010). The ways that a nurse cares for a Mexican American patient during the process of dying or at the critical time of death is especially important. The purpose of this paper is to examine

When working with the Hispanic population, there are many relevant pieces of information to know as well as barriers. The first and possible the most important one is language. When working with this population we need to know if they only speak Spanish or if they also know a little English. Having a language barrier can lead to more miscommunication and the patient as well as the parents need to be comfortable and understand what each step of the process is in order to consent to care. Age also plays a role in language because you have to be able to speak in terms to the child as well as the parent differently in order for them to understand. The Next barrier could be transportation. This information is important to know because to assess

This training curriculum will include the defining of language barriers Hispanic caregivers encounter, the assistance to provide the appropriate services for their culture, the understanding of stigma within their society, and an overview of the individual’s confidentiality that is stated in the NASW’s code of ethics for reassurance of their privacy.

Rincon Family Services has been created by Latinos suffering from substance use and mental health issues. In the 70s, RFS’s clientele was Hispanic predominantly; however, through the years the clinic has started working with an African-American population and also with a Caucasian population. Working in this facility and also doing my internship here has allowed me value of the richness of working in a place where the diversity allow us to learn from one another, facilitating mutual collaboration and cooperation. As a Latin South American woman, my cultural background is a little bit different from the other diverse ethnic groups that work here, at Rincon Family Services, groups such as the Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. On the other hand, my cultural background is totally

I chose this article because I find it interesting and of great help to any nursing and health care professional; I am Hispanic myself and constantly looking for better ways to help my community. I personally see my grandmother struggling whenever she needs to see her physician, as she sometimes does not understand what him and his staff are telling her. On another note nursing is an ever changing career and the Hispanic culture is growing at an enormous rate, becoming culturally competent does not only provide the patient with good care but can make the nurses’ job easier and more rewarding. I do feel that there should be more research on this subject; the best way to learn about a patient’s cultural beliefs is to ask the patient. I think that the population that the author intended to target is health care professionals; however, I know that any immigrant can benefit from reading this article.

Aside from the Giger and Davidhizar Model, I will also be focusing in on Hispanic culture regarding children and families. Some parts of the United States are more diverse than others; however, according to the Economic Policy Institute, by 2043 “nonwhite racial and ethnic groups will make up more than half of the U.S. population” (Wilson, p. 1). This is important as health care workers because our duty is to the patient and not to our beliefs regarding ethnicity. The four nursing guidelines as described by the ANA Code of Ethics are to restore health, prevent illness, alleviate suffering, and promote health. Through these we are called to treat every patient equally and provide them will loving care (Slate,

Hospitals can be a different setting for most patients, and therefore, it is important that clients feel secure within those settings. Nurses must be culturally sensitive and aware of the patient and client’s needs. For instance, in the Latino culture, it is important that the family and religious members be included in the plan of care. In order for the patient to feel secure, patient confidentiality should not be broken. Nurses must follow HIPPA protocols and be active advocates for the patients. Nurses play a major role in protecting the patient medically, legally, and culturally.