Please read the reading material provided (Ch. 12 Traditional medicine, Ch. 25 Mexicans, Lecture Note unit 2 and 3 )
Please answer the following questions in 2 pages in length.
The response requires “no citation“. The purpose of the assignment is to assess the understanding and how well you able to apply what you learned into the nursing practice in term of cultural diversity in health care. To receive full credit your answer should:
• Accurately interpret the discussion question
• Identify and address the salient points or arguments.
• Analyze and/or evaluate the major alternative point of view
• Draw warranted judicious conclusions
• Explain assumptions and reasons.
Please answer the following question and please write out the question before answer.
Select one of the Hispanic folk diseases you read about (please pay attention to Ch. 12 page 207-217).
1) What Symptoms might a patient suffering from the illness present?
2) Which traditional healer(s) might the patient have consulted regarding the illness?
3) What traditional remedies might the patient have tried?
4) Assuming that the patient does not volunteer the information due to fear of riducule, what would you say to the patient to elicit the information?
5) Why would it be important to have that information? Be specific; avoid generalities.
6) What would be a culturally competent approach to integrating traditional approaches with western medicine for the disease you chose?
