Wilson A H, Robledo L
Clayton College & State University, Morrow, GA, USA.
J Soc Pediatr Nurs. 1999 Jul-Sep;4(3):125-7.
Teaching Hispanic mothers in a culturally sensitive way to care for their children is a challenge to pediatric nurses. Pediatric nurses must be familiar with customs and the folk medicine practiced by Hispanic mothers. It is very important that the pediatric nurse listens to the voices of Hispanic mothers to determine their health practices, and those that may have been used in their children. Familiarity with folk medicine and health practices will facilitate an appropriate treatment plan and will help to determine whether the mothers' practices are dangerous or beneficial for the child. Pediatric nurses should assess for concurrent use of home remedies and conventional medications to determine if there are any known interactive effects. Finally, increasing the number of pediatric nurses who are fluent in Spanish will enable the voices of Hispanic mothers to be better heard, which in turn, will improve the health status of Hispanic children.
以文化敏感的方式教导西班牙裔母亲照顾孩子，对儿科护士来说是一项挑战。儿科护士必须熟悉西班牙裔母亲的习俗和所采用的民间医学。儿科护士倾听西班牙裔母亲的声音以确定她们的健康习惯以及那些可能用于其子女的习惯非常重要。熟悉民间医学和健康习惯将有助于制定适当的治疗计划，并有助于确定母亲的做法对孩子是危险还是有益。儿科护士应评估家庭疗法和传统药物的同时使用情况，以确定是否存在任何已知的相互作用效应。最后，增加会说流利西班牙语的儿科护士数量，将使西班牙裔母亲的声音能被更好地听到，这反过来又将改善西班牙裔儿童的健康状况。
