Answer questing from the guidelines.
GUIDELINES FOR CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY AND ETHNICITY
A. Describe the religious beliefs of the ethnic group that you have chosen.
B. Identify the relevance that these religious beliefs have upon health care.
II. HEALING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
A. How are pain and suffering viewed by people of this ethnic group?
B. What role do cultural healers have for people of this ethnic group?
C. What special practices does this cultural group have in the areas of death and dying?
D. Give two ways that nurses can use this information in the care of a patient from this ethnic group.
III. FAMILY LIFE PROCESSES
A. What is the common structure of the family in this ethnic group?
B. What is the role of elders in the family structure?
C. If a member of this ethnic group was hospitalized, how would the families handle it?
D. Give two ways to approach the families in this group as a nurse needing to provide health-related information.
