Topic 1: Patient Beliefs
Fundamental to the nursing professional role is the ability to approach patients with a nonjudgmental attitude. Nurses are responsible for demonstrating respect for the patients’ rights to their own beliefs, even when the patients’ beliefs are vastly different from those of the nurse. Consider an example that you have come across in your work place or from the assigned readings.
Topic 1: Patient Beliefs (p 2)
Reflect on how you would prepare to address the differences between your beliefs and those of the patient and the family, and consider any experiences or feelings you have related to this situation. Discuss strategies for dealing with this situation in a nonjudgmental way, and be sure to incorporate the following elements of critical thinking in your answer:
•Identify the issue;
•Formulate inferences;
•Identify faulty reasoning;
•Assess assumptions;
•Formulate conclusions; and
•Assess implications.
Textbook Readings
Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives
•Chapter 21
•Chapter 22
Open the Nursing Articles by Database document and sort for the unit to determine where these articles are located. Review this video to learn how to use the document. Click here to obtain the transcript.
Braccia, D. (2008). Web connect. Online resources address culturally competent care. ONS Connect, 23(8), 20.
Kon, A. A. (2006). When parents refuse treatment for their child. JONA’s Health Care Law, Ethics, and Regulation, 8(1), 5-9.
Leninger, M. (2001). A mini journey into transcultural nursing with its founder. Nebraska Nurse, 34(2), 16-17.
Web resources:
•AHC Media LLC. (2008). Are you misjudging your culturally diverse patients? Retrieved from http://www.m2mevolution.com/news/2008/07/17/3552560.htm
•Transcultural Nursing. (2012). Diversity in health and illness. Retrieved from http://www.culturediversity.org.
•Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (2012). Transcultural nurse community. Retrieved from http://www.discovernursing.com/jnj-specialtyID_275-dsc-specialty_detail.aspx
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