Multicultural Patient Education, Illiteracy, and Effective Communication

MULTICULTURAL PATIENT EDUCATION, ILLITERACY, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
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Multicultural Patient Education, Illiteracy, and Effective Communication
1. Explain multicultural communication and its origins.
Multicultural communication arose as the evolution of the world occurred. The increase in the diversity of people in all areas of the world has called for a higher level of learning and communicating that takes into account all people regardless of their characteristics and their background. In nursing, effective multicultural communication has grown to be an essential skill that nurses need to possess in order to provide the highest quality of care possible. Interactions between nurses and diverse patients are required to be effective to facilitate harmony and ultimately promote better patient outcomes through understanding one another (Mosed et al., 2021).
2. Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
Cultures are the set of customs a person or a group of people displat and practice on a daily basis and this is part of their development, as many cultural principles are instilled in people at a young age. On the other hand, ethnicity is the belongingness to a certain group of people, usually differentiated from their geographical origins. Acculturation is the process where members of different cultures learn to live in harmony with one another without diminishing each other’s cuture.
3. Explain how cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
Since people have different beliefs, differences in culture and religious beliefs can cause issues in nursing, especially when communication is involved. There are some cultural and religious barriers that a person might encounter like language barriers, differences in beliefs and practices, and even the willingness to be treated for their healths. These barriers often contribute to the failure of healthcare professionals and institutions to provide the best care possible, especailly when the issue lies with the beliefs of the patient. This then becomes a matter of ethics and it complicates the provision of good care.
4. Discuss family culture and its effect on patient education.
Family culture is often one of the roadblocks to achieving effective patient education, especially when children are involved. The involvement of families in the care of patients is usually what impacts decision-making the most, and it is at par with the impact of culture and religion. Families are well-knit group of people who have already established trust with one another, so the challenge in patient education lies within the influence of the family on the decision-maker (Jazieh et al., 2018). Jazieh et al. (2018) notes that it is important to include the family members of the patient in despite the possibilities of conflicts and dissatisfaction of both the staff and the family. Hence, the family plays a pivotal role in care, as they realistically the ones who are primarily affected by the situation aside from the patients themselves.
5. List some approaches the health care professional can use to ...