Hospitals take cultural sensitivity seriously
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Staffs learn about various customs to keep patients happyIn 20 years as a nurse practitioner, Ann Cho found herself preventing a false child-abuse claim — because a bruise on a baby was a "Mongolian spot" common to Asian babies — and explaining to health care workers why a new mother wouldn't take a shower — because of a Korean belief that teeth and bones are weak after childbirth.