A multicultural city means a city whose members have a diverse cultural values and beliefs. When working in such a city, a nurse should be culturally competence in order to serve all the occupants of the city effectively. Miami for example is a multicultural city because its population involves people from different ethnic backgrounds like Latin American and Caribbean. The main benefit for practicing in such a city is that;
Multicultural city helps a nurse to learn more about different cultures and their beliefs and values concerning nursing and healthcare. This helps to expand the mind of the practitioner. For a nurse to give quality services to patients, he or she must be aware of the patient’s culture and background information. Though it may take a while before the nurse learns about the different cultures, it helps him or her become more experienced.
Challenges of practicing in a multicultural city
There are so many challenges of practicing in a multicultural city. Communication barrier is one of the challenges. When the practitioner and the patient cannot communicate efficiently, therefore the nurse will not be able to deliver effectively (Murcia & Lopez, 2016). Secondly, a nurse may experience culture shock in a multicultural city. This happens when nurses are confronted with very new cultural beliefs and values and then they try to compare with their own beliefs and everything looks so new. Thirdly, another challenge could be rejection by the city residents. When there is a new nurse with different cultural beliefs and values, chances are the residents might reject the nurse’s services and prefer to be served by only home nurses. This is because people feel comfortable receiving care from people who understand their cultural beliefs and values.
References
Murcia, S. E. A., & Lopez, L. (2016). The experience of nurses in care for culturally diverse families: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 24.
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