Topic > Cultural Preservation Essay - 975

Nurses' use of cultural reshaping is very important in working with a patient by helping them change their harmful cultural practices. For example, a patient comes from a culture that values ​​the use of herbs, a nurse must negotiate abstinence from particular herbs that may cause adverse effects. In some places in Nigeria, especially in rural areas, people believe that the symptom of high fever and chills (often called malaria) is triggered and caused by being under the sun and too much oil in one's body. Instead of seeking orthodox medicine, they believe in preventing the individual from exposing himself to the sun and also taking a lot of oil to get the cure. They also appreciate and rely on the effectiveness of herbs such as “dogoyaro” in treating malaria. These practices, one way or another, keep malaria morbidity and mortality very high in Nigeria. Evidence-based practices have demonstrated the risks and adverse health effects of herbal use