The world has been going through a lot of development which has also caused there to

be higher migration than ever before (Brooks, 2019). Due to this, people of different cultures and

beliefs are associated with each other mostly. The culture people have is what defines how they

view their life and how they will interact with other people. As members of a fast-evolving

world, it is vital to understand the transformation of culture over time (Bruner, 2020).

Understanding this will give insight into how people act the way they do.

Culture also contributes to the beliefs a person will adopt, their values, and their self-

concept. Self-concept is how an individual views themselves, it is what they believe they are. A

person might view themselves as unattractive but people in their area find them attractive. When

it comes to nursing, nurses need to have this knowledge since they associate with a lot of people.

Nurses are human, they have their own emotions, self-concepts, cultures, and beliefs. However,

when it comes to medical practice they should leave behind the concepts of themselves and work

professionally. When a patient and a nurse have different cultures they will certainly not know

how to interact. The nurse will be unable to provide effective healthcare and the patient will not

listen to the healthcare provider.

In an article by Brooks et al (2019), I show that several nurses lack the knowledge to

handle patients with cultural diversity. The foundation of giving culturally sensitive care is

communication, and by this nurses should observe verbal and non-verbal cues given by patients.

Other factors that nurses can consider include;

I. Including the family members in the decision-making. The patient’s culture might have

importance in the family taking part in their recovery.

II. Ask for translators if you cannot understand the language of the patient.

III. Enquire from the patient if there are health behaviors not accepted in their culture.
IV. Be formal until you get permission to be casual from the patient.

My culture has been majorly influenced by my society. In my society people might be

of different families but we do everything together. We are a society but still a family. I have

learned the importance of being part of a family and working well with people. It makes things

easier and progress is made.

References

Brooks, L. A., Manias, E., & Bloomer, M. J. (2019). Culturally sensitive communication in

healthcare: A concept analysis. Collegian, 26(3), 383-391.

Bruner, J. (2020). The culture of education. Harvard University Press.

Brooks, L. A., Bloomer, M. J., & Manias, E. (2019). Culturally sensitive communication at the

end-of-life in the intensive care unit: A systematic review. Australian Critical Care,

32(6), 516-523.