Alternative Therapies Analysis

Cultural Use of Alternative Therapies S.D still uses ginger to comfort upset stomachs. She adds it to soups with clear broth when her stomach is feeling upset. Alternatively, she will drink ginger tea or suck on ginger candies when she is feeling nauseated. She still uses turmeric much as her mother did on a daily basis as well. She believes that this helps her to stay healthy and reduces the likely hood that she will become sick.
Furthermore, S.D uses a lot of different types of teas to improve her health. She uses chamomile tea when she feels the need to relax. She also uses valerian root tea on nights when she cannot get herself to sleep. She drinks green tea on a daily basis and she was always told that it helps to fight off and prevent
Growing up, I was not exposed to any type of cultural that we different from mine. The schools that I attended during that time was all white, when I reached high school there was some underclassman of different ethnic backgrounds, but none that was in my inner circle. The church I attend to this day is strictly Caucasian and although we are a non-denominational church, it still remains predominately white.
My first experience with cultural and ethnic diversity was when I started my first job at 17. I worked in a nursing home and worked alongside some amazing people of the African American ethnicity. Although, their culture is not highly varied from mine, there were definitely some key differences. S.D was the first Vietnamese family I had contact with, she was a fellow co-worker of my mom's and immediately took to our family. At the time my mom started her job and befriend S.D, my parents were going through a vicious divorce. We frequented S.D house
First, one must never believe what meets the eye. Just because some declares themselves as one ethnicity that does not mean that they follow that ethnicity culturally. It is important to find out what is important to your client and ensure that they know you respect their cultural differences so they will be open and honest with you. A cultural assessment provides me with the tools to care for my patients in both the physical, mental, and spiritual areas; while respecting their beliefs. Talking with S.D made me realize how open I am to encouraging my patients to remain true to their beliefs about their health and their health