Cultural Bias and Stereotyping: Sensitivity in Nursing Care: Addressing the Challenges of Gang-Affected Patients in the U.S.

For this discussion, first, read chapter 7 in your textbook, Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care.

Use the Critical Thinking Activity #5 on page 195 in your textbook to respond to the following questions:

1. Explain the difference between gang membership in El Salvador and the United States.
2. What are the cultural factors that are important to consider when you are planning nursing care for a patient like Jose?
3. For an example, how do you view body tattoos?
4. What are the issues related to political asylum, immigration, and the like?
5. How would you assist Jose to meet his developmental needs?
6. What might be the problems he will encounter in the U.S. society?
7. What might be the problems he will encounter in the U.S. healthcare system?

References:

• Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.

Textbook:

Boyle, J. S., Collins, J., Ludwig-Beymer, P., & Andrews, M. M. (2025). Transcultural concepts in nursing care. Wolters Kluwer.

Chapters 7 and 8

Ackley, B. J., Ludwig, G. B., Flynn Makic, M. B., Martinez-Ktatz, M., & Zanotti, M. (2020). Nursing process, clinical reasoning, nursing diagnosis, and evidence-based nursing. In Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care (12th ed.). Mosby.

• Pages 1-15

Journal Articles:

Marcelin, J. R., Siraj, D. S., Victor, R., Kotadia, S., & Maldonado, Y. A. (2019). The impact of unconscious bias in healthcare: How to recognize and mitigate it. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 220(2), S62-S73. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz214

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Narayan, M. C. (2018). How to provide “Culturally Competent Care”. Home Healthcare Now,

36(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000639