Cultural Diversity In Nursing

Culture guides our thinking, being, and becomes a part of who we. Awareness of cultural diversity is important in all levels of nursing because as nurses we recognize the need for respect and acknowledgement of the entirety of all human beings, despite race, culture, ethnicity, religion and heritage. In today's world contemporary health care setting includes both professionals and patients with diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. In such situations, professional nurses in order to provide health care of the highest quality, they need to be aware of the diverse needs of their patients and take into consideration their cultural as well as individual traditional practices. Nigerian are one of highest minorities in the United States, with
Nigerian women didn't learn at school to always obey male figures or were told by their mothers or society to obey the male figures. Instead they learned of their inferiority from what they saw, from how their mothers acted, and from how their society/culture treated women. They at a young aged started to unconsciously learn to always respect the male chain of command, father, husband and if husband dies then oldest son or back to father/father in law. The patriarchal family structure rests on men's control which often extended to the wife as his possession. Within this cultural milieu women have little to no power to decide when they become pregnant, or how, when, and where to seek care during complications. According to one of the study, Women who made independent health care decisions were considered to be arrogant, disrespectful and in the word of one female participant, “too forward” (Akeju & Oladapo
They believe that early revelation may lead to miscarriage and other difficulties. This belief is associated to the concept that jealous people, mystical and diabolic forces had the potential to affect the pregnancy (Akeju & Oladapo 2016). Therefore, women waited until the seventh month of pregnancy to get antenatal care. According to a study held at the Enuwa Maternity Centre, more than two thirds of the mothers that didnt receive antenatal care strongly avoided milk, cowpea seeds and bournvita for fear of having big babies which they thought would lead to difficult labor, perineal tears or cesarean section. They believed that nausea and gastrointestinal problems were brought on by guara and mango, among others, while bananas were too sweet, mangos were supposed to produce worms (Ojofeitimi, Elegbe & Babafemi, J. (1990). The culture of patriarchy, and the man’s consent plays a significant role in determining where and when a woman could seek health care. Some women would not start antenatal care (ANC) until they were permitted to do so by their husband (Akeju & Oladapo 2016). Women delayed care seeking due to financial constraints; the husbands supply funds for health services thus the women need their permission and choice as to where she's going to receive care. If the husband doesn't provide money, the women has to raise money for herself usually with