Question

Stephane, a 15-year-old Haitian refugee who is living at a center for children of refugees, has a severe cough and fever. She is curled up in a corner of the community room wrapped in a towel. She looks like she has been crying.

How can the nurse ensure culturally competent care? List three priorities for the nurse regarding the cultural values, beliefs, and possible practices that Stephane may have.

Answer 1

1.stephane is isolated to not spread the infection to other people.

2. nurses play an important role in ensuring Stephane safety by monitoring patients for clinical deterioration, detecting errors and near misses, understanding care processes and weaknesses inherent in some systems, and performing countless other tasks to safeguard Stephane.

3.she is covered in towel indicating that she has been getting chills and is in hypothermia... So regulate the environmental temperature or relocate the child to warmer settings and keep her linens dry.