DIVERSITY AND MATERNAL CHILD NURSING

CULTURE- a view of the world and a set of traditions a specific social group uses and
transmits to the new generations.

 Cultural Values- enduring ideas or belief system to which a person or a society is

committed.
 Culture specific versus culture universal values- culture universal refers to what
we have in common as a human beings and culture specific behaviours indicate
how those elements are expressed within and cross cultural groups.
 Ethnicity-shared characteristics such as culture, language, religion , and
traditions which contribute to a person or groups identity.
 Race- a category of a human kind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.
 Diversity- mixture of variety of sociodemographic groups, beliefs and
experiences.

Culture Assimilation- blending or adopting the values of the dominant culture.

Ethnocentrism- belief’s that ones culture is superior than others.

Cultural awareness- awareness of existence of other cultures.
Culture Acceptance- respecting cultural differences.
Cultural Humility- lifelong of self reflection and self critique.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION/ GENDER IDENTITY

 Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian.
 Gender Identity
-Inner sense a person has of being male or female
- Maybe same or different from sex assigned at birth.

DON’T’S IN RESPECTING DIVERSITY

 Stereotyping- expecting a person to react in a characteristic way.

 Prejudice - negative attitude towards a member of a group
 Discrimination - treating people differently based on their physical attributes or
cultural traits.

TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
Cultural competency for Nurses, care guided by cultural aspects and individual
differences.
SOCIOCULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Techniques of Sociocultural Assessment
- Communication Patterns- non verbal, verbal
-Use of conversational space - intimate business, public.
-Time oriented

SOCIOCULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Techniques of Sociocultural Assessment
-Work orientation
-Family orientation/structure
-Male and female roles
-Religion
-Health benefits

-Nutrition Practices-food taboos

-Pain responses
-Ethnicity

INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO RENDERING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MATERNAL AND

CHILD NURSING CARE

NURSING DIAGNOSI POSSIBLE NURSING AND THERAPEUTIC

INTERVENTIONS
Impaired verbal communication related  Assure that a translator is readily
to limited English proficiency available when communicating with
the family
Anxiety related to a cultural preference  Respectfully discuss the woman’s
for not wanting to bathe while ill belief about not bathing while ill

Powerlessness related to expectations of  Respectfully explore the family’s

care not being respected expectations of their health care

EVALUATING…,

NURSING DIAGNOSIS OUTCOME EVALUATION

Impaired verbal communication related  Family expresses that they feel their
to limited English proficiency needs were accurately expressed to
their health care provider
Anxiety related to a cultural preference PRACTISE..,
for not wanting to bathe while ill

Powerlessness related to expectations of PRACTICE…,

care not being respected
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY ON ITS MEMBERS

 Provides long lasting emotional ties

 Provides a depth of support
 Determines how members relate to people
 Influences what moral values members follow
 Molds the member’s basic perspective on the present and future

FAMILY - Group of people related by blood, marriage or adoption living together.

BASIC FAMILY TYPES

Family of orientation- the family one is born into oneself, mother, father and siblings
Family of procreation- the family one establishes oneself, a spouse or significant
others.

RECOGNIZED FAMILY STRUCTURE COMMON FAMILY FUNCTIONS

 Child free or childless family  Physical maintenance
 Cohabitation family  Socialization of family members
 Nuclear family  Allocation of resources
 Extended/multigenerational family  Maintenance of order
 Single-parent family  Division of labor
 Blended family  Reproduction, recruitment and
 LGBT family release of family members
 Foster family  Placement of family members into
 Adoptive family the larger society
 Maintenance of motivation and
morale

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF THE FAMILY

1. Marriage
2. Early child bearing family
3. Family with a preschool child
4. Family with a school aged child
5. Family with an adolescent
6. Family with a late adolescent
7. Family of middle years
8. Family in retirement or older age

2020 NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FAMILY

LIFE
 Increase the proportion of children with special health care needs who receive
their health care in family-centered. Coordinate environments from a present
levels of 20.4% to 22.4%.
 Increase the rate of the infants who are breastfed until 6 months from 43.5% to
60.6%.
 Reduce physical violence directed at women by male partners to no more than
27 per 1,000 couples from a current baseline of 30 per 1,000 couples.