Cultural Sensitivity Assessment of the Chinese

Jennifer Portillo Health Assessment Cultural Sensitivity Assessment 4/18/13

Cultural Sensitivity Assessment of the Chinese

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Chinese Healthcare eliefs

!estern Americans eliefs

Chinese m edicines are one of the oldest medicines in the world. Traditional healthcare includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion. The Chinese feel that illness is a result of im balance between Yin and Yan in the body. Mental illness is related to lack of harmony in emotions. Home rem edies are used to treat m inor ailments (e.g. colds skin disease! The Chinese belie"e the body needs to be kept intact.

Caucasians helped shape the healthcare system we ha"e today. Healthcare co"erage is "iewed as an employee benefit with the option to include a family mem ber at a higher cost. Caucasians ha"e high expectations that their pro"iders will cure their illness. The relationships with physicians are linear. #efuse to change lifestyle (e.g. smoking, drinking, obesity, etc$! to impro"e wellness.

Cultural Sensitivity Assessment of the Chinese

Chinese Cultural Assessment Healthcare eliefs As a result of the "old #ush lots of Chinese immigration occurred in the 18$$%s& 'a(ority of the immigrants )ere )armly acce*ted +ecause they )ere )ealthy merchants& ,oday the Chinese com*romise one the largest grou*s in the -nited States& ,he Chinese has one of the oldest medicines in the )orld& ,raditional healthcare includes her+al medicine. acu*uncture and mo/i+ustion& 'o/i+ustion is similar to acu*uncture. +ut it uses heat of mechanical stimulus& ,hey are stronger +elievers that the +ody must stay intact. therefore. they avoid surgeries& Hot +everages. li0e tea. are ty*ically consumed +ecause it is +elieved that cold )ater shoc0s the system& 1onver+al/ Ver+al 2anguage Cantonese and 'andarin is the language s*o0en. +ut many s*ea0 3nglish es*ecially if they are not first generation &As0ing 4uestions may +e seen as a form of disres*ect as )ell as referring to them +y the first name. )hile silence may +e a sign of res*ect& ,he Chinese may not li0e to +e touched +y strangers. so at introduction elicit a nod or slight +o). )hile 0ee*ing a res*ectful distance& 3ye contact is avoided )ith authority figures to sho) res*ect. and direct eyes contact is used )ith the elderly& 5amily Since China has a family *lanning *olicy it limits the amount of children *er cou*le& irth control and *regnancy *reventions are commonly discussed such as 6-7%s. +irth control *ills. and a+ortions& ,he traditional role of a )oman is to +e su+servient to her hus+and& ,he fathers are less involved in child8rearing than mothers& !ithin a household t)o or three generation often live in the same household& ,he oldest male in the household is the decision ma0er& !hen someone is sic0 or hos*itali9ed it is common for family and friends to visit& #eligious eliefs ,he Chinese s*iritual and religious +eliefs are diverse& Some of the religion includes uddhism. Christianity. 6slam. Confucianism. and ,aoism&

Cultural Sensitivity Assessment of the Chinese

Heritage Assessment for Jennifer Portillo

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