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Each culture has certain beliefs and values that have strong influences on how they live their lives. In this case study, we will review the interactions between a nurse and a male Mexican patient. Case Study In caring for Mr. J.G. a man of Mexican descent, the female nurse enters the room to give discharge instructions. She enters the room and rapidly goes down her checklist of the things that Mr. J.G. must do after discharge. The nurse has had a long day and leans over the bed table to take some stress off her back. Ten minutes later Mr. J.G. calls and asks for the nurse-in-charge and complains about the rude nurse who was just in his room. Why did the patient consider the nurse's behavior rude? How would you as a professional nurse deal with such a situation?
Review of the Nurses Behavior In the Mexican culture, family, respect and modesty are important values. In this scenario, the nurse provides the patient with educational information in a hurried manner while leaning over the bedside table. It does not appear that she had built a rapport with the patient. She did not include the patient’s family nor did she take the time to find out who would be involved in Mr. J.G. home care. Modesty is a highly valued belief in Mexican culture. When the nurse leaned over the bedside table, this may be viewed as a lack of modesty and respect by the patient. Mexican cultural behaviors Both of these are extremely important issues in the Mexican culture. “It is the role of the woman to be primary caregiver, and it is extremely stressful for individuals to be separated from the family and psychologically difficult for the family to hand over the care of ill members to non family health care providers.” ( De Paula, Lagana, Ramirez, (1996), p.215) If the nurse had known the