Cultural stigma, language barriers and ethnic stereotypes all contribute to underutilization of mental health services by America’s fastest-growing minority population. Nurses can play an important role in helping API patients access the culturally sensitive care they need.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as two million people in this country are living with chronic hepatitis B, and over half of them are Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (APIs).
Despite advances in genetic testing, researchers from Stanford University say many Asian American women with BRCA mutations seem to be falling through the cracks.
According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), one in nine adults in the U.S. has chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet most of them are undiagnosed and are not receiving medical treatment.
Each patient, no matter what his or her heritage, will interpret and use cultural norms in slightly different ways; nurses treating those from Southeast Asian countries experience—and should familiarize themselves—with these cultural nuances.
After years of viewing them as a single homogenous group, the health care profession is finally taking a look at the differences between the various Asian American/Pacific Islander populations
Submitted by Minority Nurse Staff on Thu, 2012-03-15 14:26
Women of minority status have been historically underserved by the medical community and little research has been done to assess their health and experiences with breast cancer.
