Treatment Options that Align with Ojibwa Culture

Treatment Options that Align with Ojibwa Culture Care Plan
HLT-324V: Transcultural Health Care
Patient’s Name: ABBY Date: 10/20/2020
Patient’s Diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease
Problems/Needs
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Goals

Interventions/Actions

Discipline/Person Responsible

Outcome/Comments
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Communication: family and patient
10/10/2020

To effectively communicate with the family and Abby and prepare them for the death process.

Communicating effectively to Abby and her family would reduce the anxiety and stigma associated with death. Also, it would give the family a chance to interact and comprehensively talk about the good and bad memories of their life together. As a nurse, I would encourage them to openly talk about death and what Abby would have wished to be buried. Also, I would provide options available such as taking Abby to palliative care and IV feeding, and oxygen can be used. In addition, I would encourage conversation between the patient and the family to help them move on quickly after death. Also, as a practitioner, I would motivate the family and the patient about burial preparation to avoid conflicts like the case of Abby, Mary, and her siblings.

Nursing Practitioner (NP), Mary

The family would understand the process of death according to Ojibwas culture.
10/10/2020

Treatment options that align with Ojibwa culture
11/10/2020

To allow the family to provide any treatment related to Indian American culture to Abby.

As a nurse, I would encourage the family if they have a special treatment to go ahead and provide it. In Abby's case, I would give them the options of the medication and procedures to follow. In addition, I would not force or coerce them to accept modern medicines. Notably, I would also educate Mary on the pros and cons of using treatment based on culture and traditions and not following patients' wishes. Also, I would advise the entire family on the advantages and disadvantages of using IV feeding and oxygen. Finally, as a practitioner, I would bring the family together to ensure the end of life for their mother, Abby, is well received.

Nursing practitioner

The family would comprehend that the best treatment option for the patient is the one that aligns itself with the tradition and wishes of the patient.
12/11/2020

Education: family and patient.
10/10/2022

To help the family make the best end of life decision,

I would be clear and vocal to ensure the patient and family hear when communicating to facilitate effective decision-making. Also, I would avoid using euphemisms but instead use words like death and dying more often to prepare the family and the patient for death (Mitchell et al., 2018). Also, I would use language they are more conversant with to explain the nature of the disease and if further treatment is required. As in the case of Abby, one on one conversations with Mary helped her be placed in special care near her home, where she would see Abby every day. a

Nursing practitioner

The family will be more comprehensive about their patient's situation and make better decisions base...