Mr Palse Health And Social Care Communication Case

It is important to provide culturally matching patient and family education for the case of Mr. Pale. This is important to help me to understand the rationale behind his nutritional intake with respect to his diabetic condition. Therefore, cultural competence becomes an essential component to use here to guarantee effective and culturally sensitive responsive services that can address any culturally and ethnically diverse needs among clients (Pinto et al 2012, p. 82). Within this context, Mr Pale should know the complications that arise because of diabetes and repercussions as far as the poor management of this disease is concerned that in severe cases could result in the amputation of his ulceration feet.

Strengths and weaknesses of care

Therefore, communication becomes the vehicle that transmits and preserves culture (Kitson, Marshall, Bassett and Zeitz 2013, p.10). Communication across cultures is often challenging especially within the healthcare context. Language barrier is one such challenge that healthcare providers often contend with. Within Mr. Pale’s case it may be important to understand whether it is effective to have the communication barrier and health promotion simplified and whether there is need to have regular education as far as his condition is concerned as opposed to letting him make his own decisions (Weiner et al 2013, p.575)

According to Barry and Edgman-Levitan (2012), healthcare providers should consider their patients’ culture and beliefs most seriously (p.780). Generally, the advances within medicine and changes that involve the U.K. healthcare system place greater emphasis on patient-centred care to enhance the quality of care. Therefore, in assisting patients to assume their role, nurses should be prepared to work with patients from diverse backgrounds and promote diversity and equality. Therefore, this study helped me to gain a better understanding relating to issues about cultural diversity within a multicultural society. Beyond this, I have received a better insight about the importance of culture and the role that culture plays in ensuring successful nursing interventions. Generally, most of the interventions that that initially provided effective patient cultural education should therefore be highly considered by nurses, for example, one where a brochure about healthy dieting in another language can be provided. Other examples can also include requesting for a translator, or even discussing the patient’s distinctive diet. These simple interventions become part of the initial step to provide culturally harmonising care that is capable of enhancing the quality of