Death And Dying: A Cultural Analysis
The subject of death is never an easy topic for the patient, family, or health care provider to discuss because of society’s overwhelming view that death is something to be avoided. It’s important for the nurse to educate that death must be seen as an inevitable part of life. Planning and discussion can help to make death and dying more acceptable.
I would like to touch on a very sensitive matter, end-of-life care with a cultural component. Asian Americans and the Pacific Islanders are among the rapidly growing ethnic groups in the United States yet they have a low rate of hospice use (Warren et. al, 2002). We have learned that in the Asian culture, they have a family-centered model of decision making. The principle of "filial piety", which
I would like to touch on a very sensitive matter, end-of-life care with a cultural component. Asian Americans and the Pacific Islanders are among the rapidly growing ethnic groups in the United States yet they have a low rate of hospice use (Warren et. al, 2002). We have learned that in the Asian culture, they have a family-centered model of decision making. The principle of "filial piety", which