They are less likely than other groups to receive a prescription for medication ( Kopelowicz, A. J., Marin, H., & Smith, M. W. ,2008, p.205). The lack of access to pharmacological interventions negatively impacts the patient, their families and society as whole. This is evidenced by a prospective study of 124 adult outpatients (20 Hispanics) receiving treatment at mental health clinics in New York who met criteria for major depression, 56% of the Hispanics received a recommendation for antidepressant drugs, compared with 84% of Caucasians (Kopelowicz, A. J., Marin, H., & Smith, M. W. ,2008, p.205 Sirley data et al., 1999). The need for culturally competent nurses is illustrated, in data that reveals that when given access to effective care Hispanics responded to treatment similarly to a differing cultural background (Patel,Wood, & Espino, 2012). Ultimately, the goal of nurses and all health practitioners is to deliver effective care that considers that patients cultural and religious beliefs. Healthcare practitioners may be able to lower the frequency of issues with access to medication when caring for minority groups, specifically Hispanics by ensuring there is not a language barrier, and if so seek a medical
They are less likely than other groups to receive a prescription for medication ( Kopelowicz, A. J., Marin, H., & Smith, M. W. ,2008, p.205). The lack of access to pharmacological interventions negatively impacts the patient, their families and society as whole. This is evidenced by a prospective study of 124 adult outpatients (20 Hispanics) receiving treatment at mental health clinics in New York who met criteria for major depression, 56% of the Hispanics received a recommendation for antidepressant drugs, compared with 84% of Caucasians (Kopelowicz, A. J., Marin, H., & Smith, M. W. ,2008, p.205 Sirley data et al., 1999). The need for culturally competent nurses is illustrated, in data that reveals that when given access to effective care Hispanics responded to treatment similarly to a differing cultural background (Patel,Wood, & Espino, 2012). Ultimately, the goal of nurses and all health practitioners is to deliver effective care that considers that patients cultural and religious beliefs. Healthcare practitioners may be able to lower the frequency of issues with access to medication when caring for minority groups, specifically Hispanics by ensuring there is not a language barrier, and if so seek a medical