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The Russian heritage values health, and when a member of the family is sick, the family members care
for the ill member by giving them home-cooked meals that are nutritious. They believe that much
medication is not suitable for the body; thus, they use various folk remedies to reduce their illness at
home before seeking help from hospitals. Russian Americans, however, have adopted medical surgery
as they have become more educated on the causes of diseases and their effects. They value and
encourage exercising, eating healthy food, and wearing warm clothes. Polish heritage, on the other
hand, was a communist society social insurance for health services was given for free to workers and the
members of their families. There was an additional social service that was to enhance the elderly, and
the invalids have suitable means of support. In the 1990s, the laws were amended, and the
comprehensive coverage of the unemployed was reduced. During this period, many diseases, influenza,
and mental disorders increased. Health care in polish heritage is free and is offered through healthcare
systems that are publicly funded. Private care is, however, widely used in Poland. Thai heritage believes
in herbal medicines. The similarity between the healthcare beliefs of the three heritages is that they all
use herbs as medicine to cure their illnesses. The Russian and Polish heritage believe in folk remedies.
They follow the Buddhism principle of terminating suffering. They use various policies as a medical
analysis, which are mostly influenced by Buddhism. They believe that various factors affect the health of
a person. The elements are such as age, place of residence, behavior, and time (Louisemmers, SimmersNartker, & Simmers-Kobelak, 2013).
The three heritages deal with diseases in different ways. Russian heritage has various traditional healing
methods. They use folk remedies to heal diseases. One traditional healing technique that Russians use is
Acupuncture, which they borrowed from China. Doctors would travel from Asia to Russia to teach
people on how to use the technique. This technique is still in use till today. They also use the capping
method to heal. Cupping is a method borrowed from the Chinese. Russians have modified this method
of healing. A set of suction cups are placed on a person’s back in order to remove toxins in a person's
body. This technique is typically used when someone has flu or cold. The Russian heritage also uses
herbal treatments, and the most popular one is the garlic. Parents would place garlic in the pockets of
their sick children to help them. Garlic is eaten to strengthen immunity (Hosley & Molle, 2006).
The polish heritage also uses herbs, flowers, and folk remedies. They have home remedies for weight
loss and diseases such as heartache, arthritis, limp hair, and many more. They use knab balms for
illnesses such as slow metabolism and insomnia. Their treatments also include soups, kinds of vinegar,
herb butter, homemade Benedictine, and many more. Thai heritage also has its medicines, which people
use as a treatment for illnesses. Thai traditional medicine practices are composed of four categories,
namely, massage, midwifery, medicine, and orthopedics. The conventional doctors have mastered all
the four categories. Midwifery and herbal medicine take care of issues arising from the physical body.
Traditional Thai medicine is used on massage, acupressure, and acupuncture. The herbal medicine that
they use is such as tiger balm (Purnell & Paulanka, 2008).
The three heritages also have different beliefs regarding death. The Russian heritage belief about death
originates from their religion. The Jewish law is against suicide, euthanasia, and suicide that is assisted.
After a person dies, the eyes are closed, and the body is covered and put on the floor. The body is
bathed and clothed with unique clothes by family members. The body is typically accompanied until it is
buried. The polish heritage, on the other hand, accepts death as an ordinary part of life. They believe
that souls exist externally. They hold special prayers such as rosary to protect the souls from danger.
Most of their funeral practices are in Catholic forms. The Thai heritage believes in the cycle of death;
their funerals signifies a rebirth into the other life. They mostly cremate dead bodies. After a person
dies, the family baths the body. Their funerals are like celebrations because there are usually barbeques,
dancing, and traditional songs. Family members often lead the procession to the cremation of the
body (Hosley & Molle, 2006).
Cultural differences affect the attitude of patients towards medical care and their capability to
understand and survive through their illness. It also affects how they perceive the effects of medical
treatments. Since the three heritages believes in their herbal medicines and their homecare routines, it
may be hard for them to seek medical help immediately they fall ill. Evidence-based healthcare may, to
some degree, convince them to seek medical advice, but some people may not understand their
diagnosis. Patients may bring cultural ideas to how they expect health care should be delivered, and the
medication they should be prescribed. The cultural heritages also define how the death of acutely ill
patients will be managed (Louisemmers, Simmers-Nartker, & Simmers-Kobelak, 2013).
References
Hosley, J. B., & Molle, E. A. (2006). A practical guide to therapeutic communication for health
professionals. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Louisemmers, Simmers-Nartker, K., & Simmers-Kobelak, S. (2013). DHO: Health science. Cengage
Learning.
Purnell, L. D., & Paulanka, B. J. (2008). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach. F A
Davis Company.
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People of Russian, Polish, and Thai Heritage
The Polish people are the catholic ancestries and though that their health requirements and needs are
directed towards Catholicism. The Polish remain close to their families, and their health care decisions
are nude at the family level (Kanchana & Sangamesh, 2016). The father is the head hence makes the
decisions. Moreover, the Polish people do see themselves as tough, and through that, they tend to
remain in pain as well as carry chronic injuries for the long term in the presence of being manly. Polish
people tend to suffer from iodine deficiency conditions since their nutrition patterns are based on their
cultural bellies and diets.
Focusing on their reproductive health, the Polish tend to feel the importance of having a big family
which may range from 5 to 10 children as per the recommendations of the Catholic church. Most of the
families in the Polish heritage do follow the dictations of the catholic church regarding reproductive
health. There is the primary cultural importance of lactating and pregnant mothers to feed more since
they are foraging for two, which is said to lead to very healthy children. The polish possesses strong
feelings based on death being a natural life process which each person must endure. The physical needs
of a person who is dying are attended to with respect and care. The dead are honored by offering Holy
Mass and celebrating the annual Souls Day which takes place in November 1st as part of the catholic
traditions.
The Russian people have a complicated life in understanding medical terms hence need to be explained
keenly. Decisions on medical terms are made in the presence or absence of the parents or the eldest
child. Their white skin color makes them prone to cancer and other skin conditions. Russian cultural
lifestyle makes them susceptible to alcoholism and its related problems. Their reproductive health
shows that abortion is common. Regular gynaecological checks are compulsory during pregnancy to help
promote ethical and foster healthy living among Russians.
Breastfeeding children until they grow to be toddlers is highly encouraged in the culture since it believed
in making the children healthier. Moreover, from week 8 of delivery and until three years of postdelivery a work leave is recommended to promote good health for the children. According to Russians,
they prefer to take care of the dying people at their homes. Most of the people in the Russian respect a
peaceful death and with that they do not resuscitate. Russians do express grief thought wearing black
attires when attending burials and wakes.
In Thai culture, the family is nuclear. They do believe in work and education as very important and at
times more vital than the family. Individuals make decisions about health. In Thai people, seniors are
accorded respect. However, they tend to have a great practice of homosexuality among men. Such
behavioral practices have been linked to the thriving of commercial sex workers industry (Kanchana &
Sangamesh, 2016). The health industry is at risk of recording high numbers of HIV/AIDS contractions.
Thai people are said to use alcohol than the Russians, Polish, French, Japanese, French and Filipinos
hence more exposed to complications related to alcohol.
Thai people are different from Russians and Polish in terms of their diets as they practice proper
nutrition and believe people should eat to live. Most of them include large portions of vegetable in their
meals for nutritious, good health to maintain life and growth and suspend disease in future life. When it
comes to their reproductive health, the women prefer to get pregnant at the age of 20. Thai women
assess pregnancy as a particular time in their lives when they require additional care both physically and
emotionally. Moreover, pregnant women have vats control over their health. Thai people follow the
Buddhism way of life when it comes to issues regarding death. Therefore, it means that when a person
dies, they believe a person is reborn. Most of people are cremated.
The three cultures have several similarities. To start with, they have a deep respect for the dead as they
are treated with respect. Nutrition is essential, and it is part of the culture to ensure that their health is
strong enough. When it comes to their reproductive health, the cultures do take care of the expectant
women. Thai people do not engage in unprotected sex.
Evidence-Based healthcare in the delivery of healthcare is based on the use of modern and current
practices to reduce effects, potential harm and predictions. Evidence-based healthcare focuses on the
patient’s choice as being important in the process which aims at improving the patient’s outcome (Smith
& Krishnamurthy, 2018). In the Polish and Russian culture decisions about health are made by the father
at the family level. The process of decision making must pass through the father for any conclusion to be
made. The combination of science and practice evidence-based care help in delivering care to diverse
cultures (Ahmad, 2016). Evidence practice can be applied to the Russians though explaining using simple
and offering special attention since they are medical jargons. Applying resuscitation to Russians is
prohibited by their culture hence using evidence-based practice to a patient can be challenging.
According to Purnell (2012), health and culture go in hand, thus calling for a holistic view when
delivering health services to patients.
References
Ahmad, M. (2016). How to apply Evidence-based practice (EBP) in our health institutions? Available at
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_apply_Evidencebased_practice_EBP_in_our_health_institutions
Kanchana, M. N., & Sangamesh, N. (2016). Transcultural nursing: Importance in nursing
practice. International Journal of Nursing Education, 8(1), 135-138.
Purnell, L. D. (2012). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach. FA Davis.
Smith, S. R., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2018). Evidence-Based Practice in Diversity-Sensitive Personality
Assessment. In Diversity-Sensitive Personality Assessment (pp. 363-371). Routledge.
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