Culture in Nursing

Read chapter 7 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Once done write an essay addressing the following; Sanya, a 20-year-old woman from India who is attending a university in the United States is seen by a nurse in a clinic for the first time when she is 16 weeks’ pregnant. This is an unplanned pregnancy, and Sanya tells the nurse that she wants an abortion. Sanya feels that, although abortion is discouraged by Indian culture unless it is necessary to save the mother’s life, she should terminate the pregnancy. Her boyfriend, the baby’s father, is a Caucasian American, but her parents have already arranged for her to marry an Indian man in India. Sanya would prefer to marry her American boyfriend. Using Leininger’s Sunrise Model, discuss the complexities of the cultural traditions and the woman’s situation How can the nurse offer support to the woman?