Topic > Holistic Nursing Case Study - 1150
These differences in origins explain the diversity in socio-cultural contexts and nurses need to develop the knowledge and skills to engage patients from different cultures and understand the beliefs and values of those cultures (Jarvis, 2012). If healthcare providers focus only on a narrowly defined biomedical approach to disease treatment, they will often misunderstand their patients, miss valuable diagnostic signals, and experience higher rates of patient noncompliance with therapies. Therefore, it is important for a nurse to know what sociocultural background a patient comes from to ensure safe and effective provision
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