Sharing Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Among Specific Cultural Groups

Sharing Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Among Specific Cultural Groups

Asian American ethnic groups are one of the fastest-growing minority groups in America. The Asian American ethnic group is a large group comprising other subethnic groups such as Chinese, Taiwanese, Indians, Japanese, and Koreans, among others. These individual groups exhibit a unique set of cultural and spiritual beliefs. This paper seeks to summarize the various cultural and spiritual aspects of the Asian American groups that may be meaningful and their implication to the advanced nursing role.

Despite the variation in cultural practices across the specific subethnic groups, cultural attributes of Asian Americans, such as strong family and social support system and the utilization of traditional Chinese medicine, cut across most cultures. Asian American communities tend to have very strong social and family support. This is particularly important in ensuring their social well-being and consequently accords them tranquility. The presence of strong social support can be helpful in the prevention of certain psychological disorders as well as in the management of these disorders (Mercado et al., 2020). Diseases such as depression and stress could be managed by these support groups. Nursing care should thus acknowledge this and in the management of such disorders, involve the patient’s social support system to realize these clinical benefits.

Aspects of the traditional Chinese medicine being practiced by most of the cultural groups of the Asian communities are also important to nursing practice. Aspects such as dietary supplementations and acupuncture can be clinically beneficial. Acupuncture, for instance, is a relaxation technique that improves an individual’s well-being and has been linked to reduced stress and depressive states (Lee et al., 2019). Dietary supplementation, on the other hand, enhances immunity and thus helps the body fight diseases. The beneficial effects of these practices warrant their utilization in nursing practice to enhance the clinical outcomes of the patients.

Various cultural practices and beliefs among the Asian American communities can confer certain clinical benefits. Practices such as acupuncture have had clinical utilization. Additionally, these groups enjoy strong family and social support that enhances their well-being. It is thus fundamental that these beneficial aspects of these communities be integrated into nursing practice to enhance the clinical benefits of patients from these communities as well as other cultures.

References

Lee, M., Ryu, J., Won, S., Namgung, U., Jung, J., Lee, S., & Park, J. (2019). Effects of Acupuncture on Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behavior and Its Central Neural Mechanism. Frontiers In Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01353

Mercado, A., Morales, F., Torres, A., Chen, R., Nguyen-Finn, K., & Davalos-Picazo, G. (2020). Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Examining the Roles of Familism, Social Support, and Stigma in Latinx Caregivers. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-020-09765-7

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Name your chosen cultural group for the week seven signature assignment. Summarize what you believe are the most meaningful cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices for your chosen cultural group and the implications of this knowledge for your future advanced nursing role.

Sharing Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Among Specific Cultural Groups

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Due: Thursday, 11:59 pm PT
Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 year