What cultural considerations are important for you to remember while you interview Ms. Li?

Using the patient information provided, respond to the following questions:

(a) What cultural considerations are important for you to remember while you interview Ms. Li?

(b) What is the Abuse Assessment screen?

(c) If abuse is discovered, what should you do?

Patient Information:

Patient: Sue Li

Age: 20

Ethnicity: Asian American

Though female Asian-Americans are stereotyped as the “healthy minority” and have the highest life expectancy of any group in the United States, grouping all Asian-Americans into a single category hides the health risks of speciFc subgroups.

The cultural considerations to remember while interviewing Ms. Li, an Asian American (who could possibly be Chinese solely based on her her last name) are language barrier and/or cultural beliefs. Language barriers can interfere with receiving quality health care.

About 1/3 of Asian-Americans do not speak English very well and some speak no English at all. Several Asian-Americans might not know about the risk factors for disease or the role of preventive health care.

Cultural beliefs about health and illness often con±ict with Western medicine, which keep some Asian-Americans from seeking help for symptoms or adhering with treatment.

(O²ce on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). (a) What cultural considerations are important for you to remember while you interview Ms. Li? Though female Asian-Americans are stereotyped as the “healthy minority” and have the highest life expectancy of any group in the United States, grouping all Asian-Americans into a single category hides the health risks of speciFc subgroups.

The cultural considerations to remember while interviewing Ms. Li, an Asian American (who could possibly be Chinese solely based on her her last name) are language barrier and/or cultural belie…………