Major Health Problems
This is a key way to eliminate food safety concerns in East Asian populations.
What is washing produce and eating safe foods?
In East Asian culture, illness is believed to result from this—an imbalance or spiritual disruption affecting harmony of the body and mind.
What is an imbalance or spiritual disruption of harmony?
When caring for a patient of Asian descent, you should never assume this about them.
What is what country they are from?
This is the top overall health issue affecting the East Asian population
What is cardiovascular disease?
These are the three major religions that influence health beliefs in this region.
what is Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism?
True or False: East Asian patients commonly question their provider’s care or treatment decisions.
True or False: East Asian patients commonly question their provider’s care or treatment decisions.
This is a major health concern particularly prominent in China due to contamination risks.
what is Food Safety?
This describes the difference between Yin and Yang in traditional belief systems.
Yin (rest) vs Yang(activity)
During assessment, nurses should ask patients about these three cultural aspects.
What are Beliefs, coping, expectations?
These are the major environmental risks affecting this population
What is Air, Noise and Water pollution?
This belief system teaches that problems in this life may stem from past-life actions, and that future lives are part of a continuous cycle.
What is Buddhism?
This is essential for providing safe and effective nursing care in East Asian populations.
What is understanding cultural beliefs, communication styles and traditional medicine?