When speaking of medical intervention patterns, there has always been a common conception that every patient should experience a unique approach in terms of assessment and treatment planning. However, the issue is especially significant in the cases of treating ethnic minority representatives, as besides personal factors influencing the treatment, different ethnic groups have different health complications and disease predispositions, creating a demand for cultural competence (Ă…stedt-Kurki & Kaunonen, 2017). Thus, when faced with a decision-making process, nurses are to consider the peculiarities of one’s cultural affiliation in order to create an efficient intervention.
In the given scenario, a 19-year-old female student admitted to the hospital is the African Caribbean. Generally, although this ethnic group constitutes a significant part of the overall population, professionals still fail to recognize the specifics of their health state. Thus, when working with an African Caribbean patient, it is necessary to keep in mind some of the major health risks defined for this group, such as predisposition for high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes (Hasan, Singh, & Haffizulla, 2021). However, the major mistake would be to focus on these potential complications without communication with the patient, as this leads to a lack of cultural sensitivity and prejudice towards the ethnic community.
For this reason, when regarding the fact a patient is admitted to the hospital with fevers, it is necessary to conduct a generally accepted assessment pattern by integrating questions related to one’s cultural peculiarities. When ignoring questions concerning one’s cultural affiliation, nurses promote misconceptions of equality instead of embracing diversity.
Thus, in the scenario of cooperating with African Caribbean patients, nurses are allowed to ask genuine questions concerning one’s physical and mental state because patients are likely to respond positively when they see that medical professionals are willing to manifest cultural sensitivity. When speaking of a community tailored for cooperation with African Caribbean Florida residents, the Caribbean Community Connection of Orlando, Inc. should be outlined. On their website, community representatives show resources in terms of financial, mental, and health support for local ethnic group representatives.
References
Åstedt-Kurki, P., & Kaunonen, M. (2017). Caring in a changing world: Respecting a human being and acknowledging diversity. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 31(1), 4–5.
Hasan, M., Singh, H., & Haffizulla, F. (2021). Culturally sensitive health education in the Caribbean diaspora: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18. Web.