Gonzalez-Swafford M J, Gutierrez M G
Nurse Pract. 1983 Nov-Dec;8(10):29-30, 32, 34.
Family nurse practitioners working with Mexican-Americans are acutely aware that some of their clients are skeptical of typical Western medical techniques. Examination of their health-care seeking behavior shows that they will seek professional medical care when their self-treatment and folk-healing practices have not been successful. FNPs working in a primary care setting need to have a working knowledge and understanding of these beliefs which are deeply rooted in tradition. Only then can the FNP and other health care practitioners render care that is culturally sensitive and acceptable to the client. This article examines some of the more common afflictions in the Mexican-American culture (and their causative factors) in an effort to broaden health care providers' perspective of cultural differences in health and illness.
与墨西哥裔美国人打交道的家庭护士执业医师敏锐地意识到，他们的一些客户对典型的西方医疗技术持怀疑态度。对他们寻求医疗保健行为的调查表明，当自我治疗和民间疗法未取得成功时，他们会寻求专业医疗护理。在初级保健环境中工作的家庭护士执业医师需要对这些深深植根于传统的信念有实际的了解和认识。只有这样，家庭护士执业医师和其他医疗保健从业者才能提供对文化敏感且客户可接受的护理。本文探讨了墨西哥裔美国文化中一些较常见的疾病（及其致病因素），以拓宽医疗保健提供者对健康和疾病文化差异的认识。
