Health care providers should incorporate cultural competence in their services as a result of the increasing religious and cultural diversity. For both patients and health professionals to ensure quality health services, they need to consider cultural barriers. Evidence shows that there is a connection between poor cultural competence and low-quality health outcomes in health care practice. In this case, the client is a teenage girl who is admitted to the hospital with fevers (Gopalkrishnan, 2018).When dealing with teenagers, one should consider the legal requirements to maintain confidentiality, obtain consent, and language assistance services especially if the client is not a proficient English speaker. When interviewing her, the nurse should also consider her level of openness, special distance, taboo subjects, and eye contact.
Coment (1). 150 words citation and references Culture 19 years old female of the Hindu faith Considerations Health care providers should incorporate cultural competence in their services as a result of the increasing religious and cultural diversity. For both patients and health professionals to ensure quality health services, they need to consider cultural barriers. Evidence […]
