NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MUSLIM WOMAN

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NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MUSLIM WOMAN
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• WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES
• GLOBALIZATION (IOMSN)
• CULTURAL DIVERSITY
• RACIAL
• ETHNIC

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• ETHNOCENTRIC APPROACHES
• ETHNOCULTURAL
• ETHNONATIONALIST
• ETHNOHISTORY
• ETHNONURSING
• ETHNOMIGRATION

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• The changing demographics of the USA alone, as
  reflected in the 1990 census, shows an increase
  of cultural diversity of the US population. We
  know that in the year 2000, what had been
  described as minority groups now constitute a
  national majority.

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• There are 6 million Muslims in the USA, and it is
  estimated that by the year 2010 their number will
  surpass Jews to make Islam the second largest
  religion.
• The odds of seeing a Muslim patient in your
  clinic are growing.

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN NURSING PRACTICE

• This statement describes the features of an
  operational definition of cultural diversity as
  it is expressed in nursing practice, education,
  administration, and research.

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN NURSING PRACTICE

• Knowledge of cultural diversity is vital at all
  levels of nursing practice.
• Ethnocentric approaches to nursing practice are
  ineffective in meeting health and nursing needs
  of diverse cultural groups of clients.
• Knowledge about cultures and their impact on
  interactions with health care is essential for
  nurses, whether they are practicing in a clinical
  setting, education, research, or administration.
• Cultural diversity addresses racial and ethnic
  differences however, these concepts or feature
  of the human experience are not synonymous.

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• How cultural groups understand life processes.
• How cultural groups define health and illness.
• What cultural groups do to maintain wellness.
• What cultural groups believe to be the causes of
  illness.
• How healers cure and care for members of cultural
  groups.
• How the cultural background of the nurse
  influences the way in which care is delivered.

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• Journal of transcultural nursing The official
  journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society

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• Leininger, M. (1985b). Transcultural care
  diversity and universality A theory of nursing.
  Nursing and Health Care, 6(4), 209-212.
• The Sunrise Model

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• Culturally Sensitive Caring for Saudi Patients
• Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri, MBChB, ABFM, FFCM (KFU)
• Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 13 No. 2,
  April 2002 133-138

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• Culture is shaped by many factors
• Religion
• Race
• Economic Status
• Level of Education
• Environmental Factors
• Other Factors

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Total submission to the will of Allah by
conforming inwardly and outwardly to His law.

• RELIGION OF ISLAM

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The Five Pillars of Islam

• To testify that there is no God save Allah and
  that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is the
  messenger of Allah.
• A form of worship rites that involve specific
  movements and sayings, which need to be performed
  five times a day.
• To pay 2.5 of the wealth annually for the
  benefit of the needy in Muslim community.
• To abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual
  intercourse during daytime (from dawn to sunset)
  throughout the 9th lunar month (Ramadan).
• The pilgrimage to Makkah once in life for those
  who are physically and financially able.

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• KORAN
• There are two main branches, Sunni and Shiite.
• There are converts to the religion of Islam.

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• Muslims are all over the world.
• 90 of Arabs are Muslim
• 20 of Muslims are Arab
• Muslims are not a homogeneous group of people.
• They come from a wide range of cultural,
  political, and racial backgrounds.
• Their faith is only one influential factor in
  their lives.

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• They believe in predestination.
• They attribute the occurrence of disease to the
  will of Allah.
• Medical treatment is allowed, as is preventive
  medicine.
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Illicit drugs

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• Traditional medicine and healers
• Cauterize
• Herbal medicine
• Dietary treatments
• Chiropractic treatments
• Fracture reduction
• Cupping

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• Spiritual Healing
• Possession
• Mal-effects of evil eye
• Poisonous stings

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• Cleanliness is an important part of Islamic
  beliefs and ritualistic washing of certain body
  parts is essential to make one eligible to
  perform prayers which are required five times a
  day.
• Modesty is one of the core values which is
  expressed by both genders.
• Unnecessary touching is forbidden between
  unrelated adults of opposite sexes.

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RELIGION OF ISLAM

• Dignity and Honor
• Everything one does reflects on family honor of
  past, present, and future generations
• Reputation is critical
• Gender roles
• Men are providers and protect women and family
• Women make the home and teach the children
• Respectful behavior is expected of young adults