patients belief

FIRST PARAGRAPGH
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.
SECOND PARAGRAPH
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.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION

Hi Folks, For this question, you are being asked to address 6 different criteria concerning the scenario you discussed in part 1. I think it would be helpful if we discussed the meaning behind some of the critical thinking terms that are used in the question. Please take these meanings into consideration as you formulate your answer.

inference: a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence (inference, 2011)

faulty reasoning: mistaken association of cause and effect between 2 events,

Ex: A black cat crossed Babbs’ path yesterday and, sure enough, she was involved in an automobile accident later that same afternoon (Fullerton, n.d.).

assumptions: a fact or statement taken for granted (assumptions, 2011)

Please see how this is different than an inference.

implications: a logical relation between two propositions (implications, 2011)

An example of this might involve the specific nursing care/monitoring this patient will need as a result of the situation.

By the way Folks, online dictionary references are something you may want to use throughout your program. Here is the direct information from Merriam-Webster (the dictionary people) on how these should look in APA format (of course you will want to leave off the retrieval date because that is a change from 5th ed to 6th ed APA):

http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/citing.htm

References

Assumption. (2011). In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assumptions

Fullerton University. (n.d.) Common fallacies in reasoning. Retrieved from http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/rgass/fallacy3211.htm

implication. (2011). In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implications?show=0&t=1322504547

inference. (2001). In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inference

OVERVIEW

Cultural Diversity

When we think of different cultures, racial differences primarily come to mind. However, a person’s culture may be much broader than that. Culture is defined as “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group” (Culture, 2010, para. 5). So a person’s cultural beliefs may be based on his or her heritage, but also existing social connections, geography, or even a medical diagnosis. For example, even though they are all Americans, residents of the New England states have a different culture than residents of the Southwest. On the medical front dialysis patients have a culture that is different from the population at large. Therefore, a person’s culture can be identified as anything that identifies him or her with a group.

19th Century pathologist and educator William Osler wrote “it is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has” (Kahn, 2009, p. 442). Regarding this statement, Michael W. Khan stated in the New England Journal of Medicine, “To modern ears, this assertion can unfortunately sound like irrelevant high-mindedness from a vanished era rather than a principle that can tangibly improve patient care and professional satisfaction” (Kahn, 2009, p. 442). Do you, as a nurse, look at your patient as a “person” rather than as a list of symptoms or disease processes?

Cultural Diversity (p 2)

Cultural diversity is the presence of a wide range of variation in the qualities or attributes of individuals. Nurses do not have to travel to faraway places to encounter cultural differences; they encounter them in their own workplace and community. These cultural differences make it necessary for nurses to learn how to combine cultural understanding with effective nursing care.

Cultural diversity awareness is a focused attempt to meet the demands of today’s increasingly diverse population. Primary dimensions of diversity are age, gender, ethnicity, culture, physical abilities, and sexual orientation.

In 2010, the population of the United States was close to 285 million. Of this number, non-Hispanic whites were the largest group with about 200 million or 68% of the total. The second largest and fastest growing group was persons of Hispanic origin with 13%. Next was the African-American group with 12.7%, Asians with 3.9%, and Native Americans with less than 1% (Chitty, 2005). Nurses come in contact with individuals of all ages, genders, cultures, physical abilities, and sexual orientations. Therefore, cultural diversity awareness is essential to nursing roles.
REFERENCE
Chitty, K. (2005). Professional nursing concepts and challenge. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

Culture. (n. d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture

Kahn, M. (2009, July 30). What would Osler do? Learning from “difficult” patients. The New England Journal of Medicine, 361(5), 442.