The improvement of patient outcomes and nursing practice entails providing efficient healthcare services for quality care. In the United States, Hispanics, commonly known as Latinos, are the second largest population after the non-Hispanic population. They are also the largest group that does not access healthcare facilities in the region due to various aspects. Illiteracy, poverty, and cultural beliefs are a few of such elements. Many of them prefer their cultural treatments instead of modern medicines, which work fast and effectively (Do et al., 2017). What should be done to ensure equality in the US healthcare system? Health inequality has seen a deterioration of well-being amongst the Latino, even if conventional medicine can simply treat most ailments.
The language barrier is amid the obstacles in proper health care for Hispanics, as most do not speak or understand English. This is difficult for medical practitioners because the inability to understand each other may lead to a wrong diagnosis. For clarity to be achieved, health practitioners in most health centers should learn their language for clear and concise communication amongst themselves (McDonald & Paulozzi, 2019). The language barrier has seen a change of perspective amongst Hispanics regarding healthcare systems. A calm and caring environment that is accommodating should be enhanced to improve patient outcomes and nursing practice for the benefit of the Hispanics. Peer-reviewed journal articles are highly credible because they have been subjected to a rigorous review progression, while magazines and blogs are least reliable since they are open to bias.
Hospitals in the US should employ more health professionals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including Hispanics, to overcome rising hindrances such as language barriers and promote equality. Healthcare inequality has worsened the well-being of the Latino, even if conventional medicine can quickly treat most ailments. Treating all patients with respect and viewing them as Americans will increase their level of trust and hopefully reduce ignorance associated with conventional medicine.
References
Do, D. P., Frank, R., Zheng, C., & Iceland, J. (2017). Hispanic segregation and poor health: It’s not just black and white. American Journal of Epidemiology, 186(8), 990-999.
McDonald, J. A., & Paulozzi, L. J. (2019). Parsing the paradox: Hispanic mortality in the US by detailed cause of death. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21(2), 237-245.