The first cultural diverse population in the United States is the Hispanic population. People of Hispanic identity form a significant size of the United States’ population, and they are projected to form about 30 percent of the overall U.S population by 2050 (Juckett, 2016). The Hispanic cultural beliefs and norms may present challenges to the provision of healthcare services. Firstly, it is a socially-congruent group that believes in family relationships. Other crucial values may include: simpatia (kindness), respeto (respect), personalismo (relationship) and modesta (modesty) (Juckett, 2016). If healthcare workers are not sensitive to these values, then most Hispanics may become suspicious and even distrust the healthcare services.
Arab Americans are also an important cultural group in the United States, especially as far as the field of healthcare is concerned. Most Arab Americans are Muslims by faith, and evidently, their religious beliefs may contrast with Christian beliefs, considering that most Americans are Christians (Hajaj, 2015). Arab Americans are also a collectivist cultural group; family members have a prominent role in making decisions for individuals. Besides, Arab Americans value privacy. Consequently, most of them will be too weary if too many personal questions are asked by healthcare workers. Therefore, most of them will be reluctant, and even suspicious when personal questions are asked.
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In my future role as an APRN, I will need to be culturally aware, as well as sensitive. I will also need to be flexible, open-minded and non-judgmental. Although, I will have to recognize my own biases, it will be important to provide exceptional care, while demonstrating that all people, regardless of their cultural and religious beliefs, are important.
References
Hajaj, H. (2015, January 21). Working with Arab American Clients: A culturally relevant, sensitive, and competent approach (PowerPoint slides). http://www.smchealth.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/arabamericanpresentationjan2015.pdf
Juckett, G. (2016). Caring for Latino patients. American Family Physician , 87 (1), 48-54.
