Nursing implications Nursing implications; Filipino & German Heritage

This is a two page paper in APA that uses three sources. The paper discusses the nursing implications of two populations; the Filipinos and the Germans. The paper critically examines these two populations in terms of their spirituality, death rituals, and health care practices. The paper concludes by suggesting how the ideas generated are integrated into the health care system in order to improve their services.

Nursing implications Introduction Filipino people are also known as Philippines; they are American citizens who migrated from the Philippines. Culturally, Philippine is a country of diverse ethnic backgrounds. On the other hand, Germans are the most common self reported ethnic community who occupy the northern half of the United States mostly the Midwest. They exhibit high level of cultural change; both positive and negative. Nursing Implications: Filipino & German Heritage Filipinos Filipinos health care system indicates that, the wellbeing of a person depends on maintenance of balance. They believe that, being too fat is not a negative thing because it is regarded as an indication of wealth and high standard of living. They do not exercise their bodies frequently and mental disturbance is associated with supernatural powers (Purnell & Paulanka, 2003). All the above indications are not recommended by nurses since they expose the body to unhealthy conditions. Religion forms a major part of Philippines life and is treated with very high respect. They believe in various kinds of religions such as; Roman Catholic, Islam and protestant church (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Islam followers do not eat some types of foods which are very important for the wellbeing of an individual. Besides, both Muslims and Christians believe in fasting, this is not recommended health wise. All the religions also assume that death is a calling and so when one is very sick he should be left to die. Philippine community is characterized by very unique death ritual practices which include; they believe that when one dies no cleaning should be done and no relative should take a bath; this normally leads to poor sanitation during death time leading to disease breakouts.

Nursing implications Germans Most Germans do not believe in health care facilities, therefore, most of the time one finds that they do not go to hospitals even when the patient is in a critical condition. This situation exposes the patients to very serious attacks especially cancer patients. Besides, most Germans are stigmatized when they are attacked by mental problems hence; they fear seeking professional care and prefer family and friends care. Germans also believe that life and death are in the hands of God and any wrong actions may lead to one being punished by God. Consequently, they believe that God decides on ones fate, this makes Germans to leave a patient to suffer till death without consulting health care practices (Yvette, 2007) Their death rituals are favorable since they believe in hospice services, For instance, they take their bodies to mortuaries. When one dies it is also important for nurses to allow relatives of the deceased to pray before the body is taken away. Conclusion It is important in any culture to individualize the health care system in order to meet the requirements of any patient (Purnell, & Paulanka, 2003). Nurses ought to put into consideration the patients cultural and spiritual aspect when administering health care. In addition, in both populations, it is important to employ more advanced treatment and care in order to achieve excellent nursing care. For the health care sector to achieve the above recommendations, it is possible only if nurses develop a good rapport with the patients.

Nursing implications References Maier-Lorentz, M.M. (2008). Transcultural nursing: Its importance in Nursing Practice. Journal of cultural diversity, 15, 37-43. Purnell, L. D. & Paulanka, B. J. (2003). Transcultural Health care: A culturally competent approach. Philladelphia: F. A. Davis Company. Yvette, C. (2007). Finding a home for Filipino- American dual citizens: membership and the Filipino national identity, George Town University.