Hispanic Patient Values

I agree with your post that the Hispanic patient values the family unit. The oldest male does have the power in the family and control’s the decision making (Carteret, 2011). My husband is Hispanic and is the male in his family that makes all the decisions. I grew up with no father or male influence in my life. Personally, it has taken an adjustment for this line of thinking for myself, but I have pointed out to my husband that he is living in America now and he could adopt American ways. In my nursing career, as in my personal life, I have found that it is not effective to try to change cultural views of another, but to work with them and incorporate their cultural views in making decisions. Normally, a patient in America will talk