Family Roles And Relationships In Mexican Culture

A culture can be explored in many ways. The family roles and relationships, health belief practices, death and dying practices and spirituality can make a culture unique. When exploring this culture through interview and research cultural comparisons can be made about the Mexican culture. In addition, connections can be made based on this cultures vulnerability and limitations to health care. By examining the culture, it helps identify ways to reduce the vulnerability in this culture.
Culture Comparisons Amongst Family Roles and Relationships The family plays an important role in the Mexican culture. When conducting research about the family roles and relationships, the information was similar. The family members consist of close relatives and extended family. Often, the family members will live close to each other or live in the same house. This exemplifies the importance of family and support in this culture. The article, Culturally Competent Nursing Care for Families: Listening to the Voices of Mexican-American women talks
A nurse wants to reduce their vulnerability and provide the best living environment they can while caring for a patient. When a nurse is caring for a patient of the Mexican culture there are several strategies they can use to reduce their vulnerability. Since this culture does not seek medical attention, it would be important to have handouts or billboards on when to seek medical help. Also, it would be important to have handouts on where this culture can go for low cost services to help reduce vulnerability. A nurse might want to collaborate with the low-cost clinics to utilize services and provide more services. It would also be important to consider what language is being used in the propaganda. It might be useful to include Spanish and English on the handouts and billboards. These are ways to help reduce vulnerability and education the population on the importance of regular doctor