The Importance Of Professional Communication Among Asian Americans
Professional communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide
Minority health studies have mainly focused on African American or Hispanic cultures. Asian Americans are a fast growing minority in United States, and they comprise a great percentage of health care workers .The US census bureau (2010) projects that Asian American population will reach 16.5 million by 2015.In education, income, health, occupations, beliefs and values, Asian Americans are very diverse in many ways. There are several health studies done in different minorities, but it is very rarely done among Asian Americans even though it represents a larger number of health care workers. For the purpose of this paper I would like to write about Filipino patients and families and their attitudes towards Advance directives .There are three main reasons, I chose that culture and group. I work with a large group of Filipino nurses and they discuss about taking care of their parents and I was aware of significance of end of life decision making process among them. Second reason …show more content…
Social greetings like, how you are, communicates respect, with permission; providers can address elderly patients who are older as grandma or grandpa. There are communication issues both verbal and nonverbal when dealing with Filipino culture, that is always identical with other Asian cultures .Many Filipino elders could be insulted if they are asked about need for an interpreter, because they are proud of their proficiency to read and write and communicate in English as they had studied in English classes when they were young .It is always better to ask for permission for interpreters. Direct questions such as “Do you understand?” “Do you follow me” are considered impolite. Another method that would benefit would be to ask patient to repeat instructions or verbal teach back to make sure they have understood the
Minority health studies have mainly focused on African American or Hispanic cultures. Asian Americans are a fast growing minority in United States, and they comprise a great percentage of health care workers .The US census bureau (2010) projects that Asian American population will reach 16.5 million by 2015.In education, income, health, occupations, beliefs and values, Asian Americans are very diverse in many ways. There are several health studies done in different minorities, but it is very rarely done among Asian Americans even though it represents a larger number of health care workers. For the purpose of this paper I would like to write about Filipino patients and families and their attitudes towards Advance directives .There are three main reasons, I chose that culture and group. I work with a large group of Filipino nurses and they discuss about taking care of their parents and I was aware of significance of end of life decision making process among them. Second reason …show more content…
Social greetings like, how you are, communicates respect, with permission; providers can address elderly patients who are older as grandma or grandpa. There are communication issues both verbal and nonverbal when dealing with Filipino culture, that is always identical with other Asian cultures .Many Filipino elders could be insulted if they are asked about need for an interpreter, because they are proud of their proficiency to read and write and communicate in English as they had studied in English classes when they were young .It is always better to ask for permission for interpreters. Direct questions such as “Do you understand?” “Do you follow me” are considered impolite. Another method that would benefit would be to ask patient to repeat instructions or verbal teach back to make sure they have understood the