Culture in Healthcare Health, Medicine, Nursing Essay

Review the brief case study below (adopted from Understanding Cultural Diversity in Healthcare, 2019):

“Amiya Nidhi was a young woman in her twenties who had recently immigrated to the United States from India. She was in the hospital to give birth. Her support person was her sister, Marala. Marala kept telling her to get an epidural, but Amiya said that even though she would like one, she could not get one; her husband would not allow it. Cindy, her nurse, overheard the conversation. Having learned that husbands are the authority figure in the traditional Indian household, she went to speak with Mr. Nidhi. She explained why an epidural would be advisable. She said that he seemed pleased that she came to him about it. He said he would think about it, and let her know.”

Write a 2-3 page paper (page count does not include title or reference pages) that address the following:

What is the issue from a cultural perspective?
Identify the 4C’s of culture to this case study (The 4C’s of Culture).
What would have you done differently? Why?
What responsibilities do health care providers have in this situation?

Understanding Cultural Diversity in Healthcare. (2019). Case studies. Retrieved from https://www(dot)ggalanti(dot)org/case-studies-field-reports/

BHA 414 BACKGROUND

Ihara, E. (n.d.). Cultural competence in health care: is it important for people with chronic conditions? Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Retrieved from https://hpi.georgetown.edu/cultural/#:~:text=Cultural%20competence%20is%20defined%20as,and%20linguistic%20needs%20of%20patients

Iwelunmor, J., Newsome, V., & Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (2014). Framing the impact of culture on health: a systematic review of the PEN-3 cultural model and its application in public health research and interventions. Ethnicity & Health, 19(1), 20-46. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2013.857768

Hernandez, M., Gibb, J.K. (2020). Culture, behavior and health. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 1, 12–13, https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoz036

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d). Exploring Culture in CLAS: Religion and Spirituality. Accessed from: https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/resources/presentations/6/exploring-culture-in-clas-religion-and-spirituality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health (2017). The national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (CLAS). Retrieved from https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53

Optional Reading

Shahbazi, H., Ghofranipour, F., Amiri, P., & Rajab, A. (2018). Factors affecting self-care performance in adolescents with Type I Diabetes according to the PEN-3 Cultural Model. International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16(4), e62582. doi:10.5812/ijem.62582. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6216475/

Whembolua, G. S., Conserve, D. F., & Tshiswaka, D. I. (2015). Cultural identity and health promotion: Assessing a health education program targeting African immigrants in France. The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online), 8(2), 23-39.

Optional Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html