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RRMR · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When planning client care, which folk belief that may affect health-care practices should a nurse identify as characteristic of the Latino American culture?

1. The root doctor is often the first contact made when illness is encountered.
2. The yin and yang practitioner is often the first contact made when illness is encountered.
3. The shaman is often the first contact made when illness is encountered.
4. The curandero is often the first contact made when illness is encountered.

Question 2

A Native American client is admitted to an emergency department (ED) with an ulcerated toe, secondary to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The client refuses to talk to a physician unless a shaman is present.

Which nursing intervention is most appropriate? 1. Try to locate a shaman that will agree to come to the ED.
2. Explain to the client that voodoo medicine will not heal the ulcerated toe.
3. Ask the client to explain what the shaman can do that the physician cannot.
4. Inform the client that refusing treatment is a client's right.

scottmt · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse should understand that it is characteristic of Latin American culture for a client to contact a curandero when illness is initially encountered. The curandero is the folk healer who is believed to have a gift from God for healing the sick. Treatments often include supernatural rituals, prayers, magic, practical advice, and indigenous herbs.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The most appropriate nursing intervention would be to try to locate a shaman that will agree to come to the ED. The nurse should understand that in the Native American culture, religion, and health-care practices are often intertwined. The shaman, a medicine man, may confer with physicians regarding the care of a client. Research supports the importance of both health-care systems in the overall wellness of Native American clients.