NRS-429V Heritage Assessment
Heritage Assessment
Grand Canyon University
Family-Centered Health Promotion
NRS-429V
Heritage Assessment
Health Traditions and Cultural Heritage
As nurses it is important for us to remember and remain sensitive to the fact that every patient has their own set of beliefs about healthcare, treatments, medications, and wellness based upon their own set of health traditions and their cultural heritage. A patient’s health traditions and cultural values come from the culture they grew up in and the set of values that were instilled in each patient starting from birth. By performing a Heritage Assessment, we as nurses can begin to understand the patient beliefs, the patients support system, common health traditions, common practices, …show more content…
They also attend church and are noted to be much more spiritual than Caucasian Americans. All were noted to have the same risks for HTN, Diabetes, obesity, unhealthy diet, and have low amounts of exercise. What the Heritage Assessment has shown this author is that it is important for ALL races and cultures to increase their exercise, change their diets to healthier choices filled with more vegetables, fruits, and grains. Medical Professionals need to remain open to different cultures spiritual, cultural, and medical beliefs. By doing so we can help all cultures become healthier, decrease new diagnosed diseases, and help all live longer, healthier lives.
References
Marcia Carteret. (). Cultural Values of Latino Patients and Families. Retrieved from http://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2011/03/cultural-values-of-latino-patients-and-families/
Edelman,Kudzma,Mandel. (2014). Health Promotion and the Family. In Health Promotion throughout the Life Span (8 ed., pp. 149-175). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.
Health Care for African American Patients/Families. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2011/05/health-care-for-african-american-patientsfamilies/
Grand Canyon University
Family-Centered Health Promotion
NRS-429V
Heritage Assessment
Health Traditions and Cultural Heritage
As nurses it is important for us to remember and remain sensitive to the fact that every patient has their own set of beliefs about healthcare, treatments, medications, and wellness based upon their own set of health traditions and their cultural heritage. A patient’s health traditions and cultural values come from the culture they grew up in and the set of values that were instilled in each patient starting from birth. By performing a Heritage Assessment, we as nurses can begin to understand the patient beliefs, the patients support system, common health traditions, common practices, …show more content…
They also attend church and are noted to be much more spiritual than Caucasian Americans. All were noted to have the same risks for HTN, Diabetes, obesity, unhealthy diet, and have low amounts of exercise. What the Heritage Assessment has shown this author is that it is important for ALL races and cultures to increase their exercise, change their diets to healthier choices filled with more vegetables, fruits, and grains. Medical Professionals need to remain open to different cultures spiritual, cultural, and medical beliefs. By doing so we can help all cultures become healthier, decrease new diagnosed diseases, and help all live longer, healthier lives.
References
Marcia Carteret. (). Cultural Values of Latino Patients and Families. Retrieved from http://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2011/03/cultural-values-of-latino-patients-and-families/
Edelman,Kudzma,Mandel. (2014). Health Promotion and the Family. In Health Promotion throughout the Life Span (8 ed., pp. 149-175). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.
Health Care for African American Patients/Families. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2011/05/health-care-for-african-american-patientsfamilies/