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You are working in an ICU where a 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after an auto accident. Her mother comes in and begins to sing, sprinkle tobacco around the bed, hang eagle feathers and crystals around the room, and move her hands back and forth above the girl’s body. The girl’s nurse tells the mother that visiting time is over and that she should take all these dirty things out of the room. The mother insists on staying by the bedside and says that if she had placed rosary beads or Bibles in the room she would not have been questioned.

· What cultural and spiritual issues are evident in this situation?

· Apply cultural competence to this case

· Discuss complementary therapies evident in this situation

· How would you incorporate spiritual care?

· How would you approach this situation?

· What principles would guide you?

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In this situation, the nurse is not being mindful of the patient's mother's cultural and spiritual beliefs. The nurse is also insulting the patient's beliefs by calling the ritual "dirty". The patient's mother believes that the nurse would be more thoughtful to another belief such as Christianity. To apply cultural competence to this case the nurse would first need to reflect on her own cultural and spiritual beliefs. The nurse should first think about why she is considering these items dirty compared to another religious practice. The nurse should then become more open-minded and try to work with the patient and their family to help gain a better understanding of their cultural and spiritual beliefs. The complementary therapies in this situation are placing feathers, tobacco, and crystals around the room as well as singing and moving her hands over the patient's body. I would first incorporate spiritual care by completing a spiritual assessment. I would show interest in the objects and find out why they are important in the healing process. I would allow the mother to continue the ritual but ask that she come during vising hours. By respecting the family's beliefs it shows that I am caring for the patient as a whole- mind, body, and spirit. I also will develop a sense of self-awareness and be more attentive to the way I interact with the patient and their family. The principles that would guide me in this patient's care are being nonjudgmental and respectful to other religious practices and beliefs. When spiritual needs are met, it is less likely for patients to experience spiritual discomfort and can also lead to a more responsive recovery (Harrad, R., Cosentino, C., Keasley, R., & Sulla, F et al., 2019)