Discussion #4

 

Interview someone from a different cultural background than your own to learn how his or her culture:

• Perceives illness, including the meaning, causes, and treatment,
• Views both acute and chronic illnesses.
• Determine how his or her culture tends to view nurses.
• Discuss how the perceptions of the interviewee influence his or her  health behavior, including when he or she seeks help and the type of  practitioner he or she consults.
• From your perspective of a nurse, describe how his or her perceptions differ from your professional perspectives.