Title: UNDERSTANDING TRANSCULTURAL NURSING : Nursing2021
Headings: UNDERSTANDING TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
UNDERSTANDING TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
Space and distance
Eye contact
Time and punctuality
Touch
Communication
Holidays
Diet
Biologic variations
Environmental variations
Recipe for success
Overcoming barriers to communication
Prohibited foods and beverages of selected religious groups
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Seventh-Day Adventism
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Content: For example, one patient may perceive your sitting close to him as an expression of warmth and caring; another may feel that you're invading his personal space. Research reveals that people from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain require the most personal space between themselves and others. Those from Latin America, Japan, and the Middle East need the least amount of space and feel comfortable standing close to others. Keep these general trends in mind if a patient tends to position himself unusually close or far from you and be sensitive to his preference when giving nursing care. Eye contact
Eye contact is also a culturally determined behavior. Although most nurses are taught to maintain eye contact when speaking with patients, people from some cultural backgrounds may prefer you don't. In fact, your strong gaze may be interpreted as a sign of disrespect among Asian, American Indian, Indo-Chinese, Arab, and Appalachian patients who feel that direct eye contact is impolite or aggressive. These patients may avert their eyes when talking with you and others they perceive as authority figures. An American Indian patient may stare at the floor during conversations.