Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The research I did for this power point presentation on Chinese culture showed an
emphasis was placed on giving respect to elderly family members. Filial piety and
paternalism were characteristics that was encouraged and upheld in this culture.
Taking care of parents as they got older and ill is an important cultural value for the
Chinese culture.
considered very rude and disrespectful to discuss end of life issues with an elderly
Chinese. Immediate family members are expected to make health care decisions and
decide whether to disclose a diagnosis to an elderly family member.
culture that will guide my nursing practice while providing care to someone from this
cultural group. Some of the important cultural practices I have learned that will affect
how I approach nursing practice for a Chinese patient is: 1) importance placed by
family members being at the bedside when a family member is dying, 2) organ
donation is not encouraged, 3) autopsy is also not widely practiced because of the fear
of body disfigurement, and 4) grieving is typically kept within the family and therapy
is used as a intervention to deal with grief.