In this module I learnt about the
importance of recognising patient’s faith and cultures in order to achieve
person-centred care in the health care workplace. NICE (2011) recognises that
“treatment and care should take into account people’s needs and preferences”.
From the weekly lecture, I have understood that this can include a number of
areas of a person’s life including: dietary requirements, preference for
gender, preference in medical procedures, culture-bound syndromes, and
alternative therapies. For example, some religions cannot eat certain meats or
must have it prepared in specific ways, some religions only allow for female
nurses with female patients, or some faiths do not support autopsy or organ
donation after death. Furthermore, I have learnt that there are certain
preferences in medical procedures that are determined by different cultures.
Although in the medical world these procedures are deemed acceptable, religions
such as Buddhism, for example, refrain from using narcotic analgesics. I also found
it worthy to note that patients have the right to choose and refuse certain
therapies and procedures even though it is to improve their health.
It was
interesting to learn about how much an individual’s culture and beliefs impacts
on health care. This would be beneficial for my future career as a Registered
Nurse because it is important to respect the patient’s personal beliefs and
culture. Additionally, as a nurse I would be required to not only see the
patient as a patient with an illness, but also as a “dignified and capable
person” (Wolf, 2012, p.15) which is the core of person-centred care. If a
situation like this were to come up in the future during my career as a
Registered Nurse, I would ensure that I recognise the cultural beliefs of
patients and establish mutual respect in order to come up with a care plan that
meets their needs and requirements.
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References:
References:
NICE. (2011). Person-centred care. In NICE (2011) Organ Donation for Transplantation. National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence. NICE clinical guideline 135. Retrieved from
Wolf, A. (2012). Person-centred care: Possibilities, barriers and effects in
hospitalised patients. University of Gothenburg. Sweden: Research Gate.
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