Culture In Nursing Practice

Discussion Topic

Discussion:

1. Choose a newborn health challenge such as Down’s syndrome, cleft lip and palate, or absence of digits.

a. How might parents from various cultures feel about the cause of this condition?
b. How does this compare with the biomedical understanding? Culture In Nursing Practice

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2. An emergency room nurse is taking care of a 5-year-old boy who suffered trauma from a bike accident. His family identifies as Jehovah’s Witnesses. The nurse explains that the boy may need a blood transfusion. The parents express concern because taking blood, including via blood transfusion, is discouraged by their religion, a stance with which they agree.

a. How should the nurse discuss this situation with the parents and the interdisciplinary health care team?
b. What do you think the best course of action should be?
c. What are the primary ethical issues related to the refusal of blood transfusions in a child? Culture In Nursing Practice

Submission Instructions:

Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
You should respond to at least one of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible. Culture In Nursing Practice