Running head: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 1
Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity
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, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 2
Introduction
Professional communication in nursing is indispensable to the patient health, safety, and
well-being. Since nurses are at the center of patient care, they have a role in initiating dialog as
they take care of more culturally varied population, requiring them to strengthen their skills of
communication. Because communication is a complex process that involves both verbal
messages and nonverbal cues, nurses should display proficient communication skills when taking
care of the people from every walk of life. The nursing journal that I have selected is Cultural
Responses to Health Among Mexican American Women and Their Families that highlights the
implication of innovation health promotion among the Mexican American population. This paper
will focus on this group because of the existing gap between the role of the Mexican cultural
practices and the modern medicine. As Padilla & Villalobos (2007) illustrates, the provision of
substantial community health services requires cultural sensitivity because a culture has an
impact on the outcome of a health program. The provision of social support among the Mexican-
American women is a key factor in forecasting their successful birth weight outcomes despite the
poor use of prenatal care and low socioeconomic levels (Kelsey, 2005).
Key Points in The Article
The Mexican American culture is defined by set accepted of values that involve folk
healing (curanderismo) familism, spirituality, respect and congeniality, and the importance of
language. Familism is a strong aspect of family care, an obligation that is regarded as a
significant cultural value (Padilla & Villalobos, 2007). It’s part of the healthcare awareness
whereby the elderly perceive health as the expected deterioration of health and not as the absence
of diseases. Therefore, they symbolize a collective perspective that allows other members of the
family to take care of the old. The positive insight of response to health problems and aging is
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Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity
Name:
Institution:
Instructor:
Course:
Date:
This study source was downloaded by 100000804166229 from CourseHero.com on 02-19-2022 13:19:46 GMT -06:00
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, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 2
Introduction
Professional communication in nursing is indispensable to the patient health, safety, and
well-being. Since nurses are at the center of patient care, they have a role in initiating dialog as
they take care of more culturally varied population, requiring them to strengthen their skills of
communication. Because communication is a complex process that involves both verbal
messages and nonverbal cues, nurses should display proficient communication skills when taking
care of the people from every walk of life. The nursing journal that I have selected is Cultural
Responses to Health Among Mexican American Women and Their Families that highlights the
implication of innovation health promotion among the Mexican American population. This paper
will focus on this group because of the existing gap between the role of the Mexican cultural
practices and the modern medicine. As Padilla & Villalobos (2007) illustrates, the provision of
substantial community health services requires cultural sensitivity because a culture has an
impact on the outcome of a health program. The provision of social support among the Mexican-
American women is a key factor in forecasting their successful birth weight outcomes despite the
poor use of prenatal care and low socioeconomic levels (Kelsey, 2005).
Key Points in The Article
The Mexican American culture is defined by set accepted of values that involve folk
healing (curanderismo) familism, spirituality, respect and congeniality, and the importance of
language. Familism is a strong aspect of family care, an obligation that is regarded as a
significant cultural value (Padilla & Villalobos, 2007). It’s part of the healthcare awareness
whereby the elderly perceive health as the expected deterioration of health and not as the absence
of diseases. Therefore, they symbolize a collective perspective that allows other members of the
family to take care of the old. The positive insight of response to health problems and aging is
This study source was downloaded by 100000804166229 from CourseHero.com on 02-19-2022 13:19:46 GMT -06:00
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