Qualitative Critique

As stated above in the case report of the three year old Latino girl, had her parents understood language or had there been an interpreter, the doctor would have been able to treat the child sooner. In those cases, however, there should have been another form of communication that would have been able to help the doctor and family of the child understand on another. Whether it would have been drawing or body language, there should have been another effective way so that the girl did not have to suffer for too long. Language, culture and communication are intertwined and necessary in

Not having the ability to speak Spanish builds a huge barrier in communication. Although Mrs. Rosolie has worked in the medical field for many years, she stated that it is extremely difficult to interact with a Spanish speaking family when they know little to no English. It used to be that when there was no available staff to translate they would have to call

According to the CDC Hispanics of Mexican origin make up approximately 17 percent of the population in the United States. They are the one of the largest cultural populations in U.S. has risen dramatically over last four decades. There are a variety of reason that lead to health disparities for the Hispanic community these reasons then lead to the individuals not obtaining healthcare. First, it was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 that 29.1 percent of the Hispanic do not have health insurance. This usually prevents the majority of Hispanic people from receiving health care. Second, Elizabeth is a first generation Mexican-American, give a birth to a first child in high school, may have inability to complete a proper education might have language barrier. The inability to speak English and unable to communicate effectively, and feeling embarrassed sometimes prevent her from communicating with her physician. HCP must give information and services in patients ' preferred language, including patient access to professional interpreters who have health-related dialect skills and familiar with patient’s cultural competence.

It is important to put all these into consideration in the health care system as these populations are the most served. For example, people with disability may face multiple forms of barriers such as transportation services to hospital appointments, physical accessibility in the rooms, mobility services and many more. When working with those with language barrier, it is important to make sure that the individual’s communication need is been met by providing a language service to break the language barrier so the patient can really understand what is been

Despite improvements, racial minorities and people that suffer disabilities often face more health care disparities that lead to health inequalities including forced sterilization and an increase in cervical cancer. For instance, the American Indian/Alaska Native population is a prominent minority community that faces health disparities. In the United States, there is currently 567 federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and 2.9 million individuals identify themselves as American Indian/Alaska Native natives alone (Dugi, 2017). These individuals continue to die faster than other Americans in many categories that can be attributed with the health disparities this population endures (Dugi, 2017). American Indians/ Alaska Natives

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define the term, “Latino” or, “Hispanic” as “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin” (Arias, 2010). In the United States, Latinos have comprised 16 percent of the population, making them the largest minority. Some sources project that this proportion will increase to 30 percent by 2050 (Juckett, 2013). With such a presence of Hispanic people, it is very likely that nurses will have the opportunity to provide culturally competent care to these individuals. As such, it is important to know how the Latino culture generally regards health, illness, disease, and death.

In my opinion, in order to understand how socioeconomic status of Hispanics affects the quality of health care, more research still needs to be conducted. This research should be a collaboration between Hispanic communities and researchers, which would build trust and potentially increase sample sizes. Future studies should also take into consideration the cultural variety of Hispanic population. For example, current federal standards require federal agencies use Hispanic or Latino term. Hispanics are identified by Spanish surname, Spanish origin, Spanish language and birthplace in a Latin American country. However, the size and composition of the group depend on which one of these identification methods is used. For example, in Mexico, Bolivia,

During my two interviews my with my two people of the Hispanic culture I came to find they were both had a good level of health literacy from a quick glance. It’s interesting I came to this conclusion fast after asking them each their questions, because I barely know these two on a personal level. Raul I met last year at comicpalooza, where we bonded over love over television and movies and came in contact since, mostly having conversations about show/movies; but never had conversations on anything like this level. Francis I met over swim class this fall at UH recreation center, so I came to the conclusion to pick two people I didn’t really know to ask these questions for this paper.

4). These findings help to shed light on some of the health issues faced by this population and elicits the need for a targeted culturally appropriate approach to reducing the disparities in health, faced by African immigrants in the U.S.

Previous studies have suggested that African Americans are more likely to prefer aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care. However, the relationship of low health literacy on EOL decision-making has not been investigated. The researchers hypothesized that health literacy, not race, would predict preferences for care at EOL. They also hypothesized that a video of a patient with advanced dementia would overcome communication barriers associated with low health literacy. A total of 144 subjects participated in the study, 80 African Americans and 64 whites. They were all over the age of 40 years and were drawn from six study sites at urban and suburban primary care clinics in the greater Boston area. Two white, male physicians conducted interviews between

Health disparities among difference race groups continue to be a public health concern. Some races have higher chances of being diagnosed to certain types of serious health conditions as opposed to others. In the United States, African-American women continue to have the highest rates of breast cancer, and at higher risk of being diagnosed at a more advance stage of breast cancer.

The health seeking behaviour of a community determines how health services are used and in turn the health outcomes of populations .Factors that determine health behaviour may be physical, socio-economic, cultural or political .Indeed, the utilization of a health care system may depend on educational levels, economic factors, cultural beliefs and practices. Other factors include environmental conditions, socio-demographic factors, knowledge about the facilities, gender issues, political environment, and the health care system itself .Several factors can determine the choice of health care providers that patients use. These include factors associated with the potential providers (such as quality of service and area of expertise) and those that relate to the patients themselves (such as age, education levels, gender, and economic status) .

Over the intercom you hear “Code Blue, 2nd floor, room 117.” You hear doctors’ pagers ringing and see a herd of staff rushing into a patient’s room. The hospital is a hectic place with many on-edge people. In medical facilities, it is common to use codes as a means to announce a situation to the medical staff without alarming the patients or visitors. Therefore, those working in a medical facility must understand the codes and procedures used by the facility; this is an example of a discourse community. Each medical facility has a set of rules and standards to follow and it is important that each and every staff member takes the time to memorize and become accustomed to these codes because someone’s life could be at

To address Edwardo’s concerns the first things is to get a case manager/social worker involved, as discussed in class. This is important because they would be able to coordinate services or find out if there are services available for him. Find out what type of services the jail provides will let us know if it is safe for Edwardo to discharge. Yet, based on experience, most importantly they would be able to connect with case managers at the jail to coordinate services and care. Regarding the language barrier, organizing an interpreter to be present during the discharge process to make sure the patient full understands the material provided. As well as providing any paperwork material in Spanish for the patient to comprehend. A study by Karliner, Perez-Stable and Gregorich (2016), discovered that when interpreters were used for medical care, and most

An essential component of interaction among individuals is communication. This is especially true in healthcare settings where patient safety is contingent on effective communication. Rather than the mere presentation of information to patients, communication is the receiving, giving, and understanding of information between two or more people (Levett-Jones, Oates & MacDonald-Wicks, 2014). Additionally, communication involves two forms verbal and non-verbal wherein verbal communication involves language such as words and non-verbal communication involves body language such as facial expressions, posture, gestures, and others (Glew, 2017). Moreover, rather than linear communication, feedback loops for validation must be utilised for communicating