Assignment task: On a daily basis, maternity nurses work with pregnant women and their families. Therefore, we must educate ourselves in relation to what the different types of family are and their cultural implications in the community. As nurses, we must know the essential values ??that we must employ when intervening with different types of families. What are the attitudes and values ??expected of a nursing professional when working with pregnant women and their families? What influence can our own moral values, attitudes and behaviors have when intervening with them according to different types of culture?
Select one of the following (6) cultural options - Hispanic, African American, European, North American, Asian, or Arab.
Illustrate the following using a concept map:
1) The different types of family and their role in the community.
2) The implications of nursing in the cultural context.
3) Cultural beliefs and practices related to childbirth/birth and the postpartum period'
4) The effect of assimilation, acculturation and ethnocentrism.