Discussion- A Cultural Information From Patients

Discussion Student’s Name Institution Course Date DISCUSSION To gather cultural information from patients nurses should ensure there is effective communication. They are also supposed to participate in cross-cultural interactions with the patients. When nurses understand that every patient has distinctive beliefs, customs, and values, they will interact with such patients appropriately. They should also improve language barriers to make communication easy and effective. Language is crucial to accessing any culture (Yoder-Wise, 2019). Nurses must learn to speak the languages or they can look for a translator to assist them communicate with patients. Further, they can use photos and gestures or written messages to communicate with patients and lessen language barriers. Cultural competence is the ability of nurses and other healthcare providers to provide quality services and meet the social, linguistic, and cultural wants of the patients (Yoder-Wise, 2019). Cultural competence in hospitals assists in improving the health outcomes and quality of care given to patients. It ensures there ...