Signs of Cultural Barriers

Read the scenario and determine which sign of cultural barrier is depicted.
·  A patient refuses to eat a meal when taking medication that states it should be used on a full stomach.  Some cultures requiring fasting rituals which can interfere with certain medications.

• Uncooperative
• Argumentative
• Resistant to change
• Overly Agree or flaccidable 

Read the scenario and determine which sign of cultural barrier is depicted.
A patient is told they need to have a mammogram and they just smile and nod their head, but when it comes time to schedule an appointment, various excuses arise for the inability to schedule it.  Some cultures view health care professionals as superiors and thus avoid any disagreement.

• Uncooperative
• Argumentative
• Resistant to change
• Overly Agree or flaccidable 

Read the scenario and determine which sign of cultural barrier is depicted.
·  A patient refuses to get blood drawn.  Some culture fear invasive procedures and may view removing these fluids will upset the body’s harmony.

• Uncooperative
• Argumentative
• Resistant to change
• Overly Agreeable or flaccid

Read the scenario and determine which sign of cultural barrier is depicted.
·  A patient stops taking high blood pressure pills.  This could be due to a cultural belief that pills are harmful.

• Uncooperative
• Resistance to Change
• Overly agreeable or flaccid
• Non-compliant after multiple teaching attempts

Read the scenario and determine which sign of cultural barrier is depicted.
·  A patient continues to only take ½ of their prescribed medication.  Some cultures only take ½ of their prescribed medication because they believe that too much is wrong.

• Uncooperative
• Resistance to Change
• Argumentative
• Non-compliant after multiple teaching attempts