Culture in Nursing Profession

Paper Instructions:

1. Discuss the role of nonverbal communication such as touch, facial expression, eye movement and body posture in different cultures. How is silence viewed among different cultural groups? Provide examples.

2. Articulate factors that influence communication among different cultures, and how the nurse adopts special approaches when a patient speaks a different language. Describe the role of interpreters in the provision of nursing care. What have been your experiences with the use of interpreters in practice?