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When interacting with patients as a nurse it is important to respect their individual dignity. This involves including them in any decisions or information pertaining to them, allowing them to feed, clothe and bath themselves, respecting their views, beliefs and possessions.

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Is it important when fostering a nurse-patient relationship to make direct eye contact and smile in intervals. Smiling between both nurse and patient creates a warm, safe, long-lasting and comfortable environment. It also lets the patient know she is approachable, present and attentive of the patients individual needs.

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Prejudice and stereotyping before, during, and after course of treatment.

Interacting with patients negatively due to their culture or displaying ethnocentrism.

Displaying culture shock with patient and family.

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Being aware of your OWN existence, differences, thoughts, background and perception.

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The picture attached is Florence Nightingale. She is a reflection of patient-nurse advocacy through her fight to provide better sanitation conditions for her patients and team of nurses. By providing better sanitation conditions, the wounded soldiers would have a better chance at survival and the nurses would have a reduced risk of catching an infectious disease.

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Basic understanding of individual patients culture, background, specialized needs and any related health barriers specific to patients background.

Example:
High Blood Pressure is common amongst African-American males.