Discussion Post: Cultural Diversity
A family who requests privacy five times during the day to pray wants to have a sign on the door during their prayer time. The wife of the patient appears untrusting about the organizations ability to provide the accommodation. The patient is a 45-year-old Muslim man who had a heart attack and is in the step-down telemetry room.
How should the nurse respond in this situation? How should the organization respond? How can organizational and individual cultural assessments affect the plan of care?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.