Who Cares: A summative essay.
The following essay is based on an image provided from nursing literature. The image in question clearly displays two women. One of which is a caregiver or healthcare assistant, the other, an elderly lady in need of assistance. (Knowles, 2006). The caregiver is obviously posing for the picture, whilst the elderly lady struggles to smile. An immediate reaction to this image is that of wretchedness. Wretchedness at how indiscreet the caregiver is at not allowing the lady some concealment in the presence of the photographer. The woman in question seems to be at the mercy of the caregiver, however frail she may appear, there is doubt that she would ever have considered help to stand or to be toileted or even dressed. …show more content…
This writer’s assumptions of the image are based solely on personal beliefs. They may be derisory, but as a Jewish Maori woman, the eldest of six children and the mother of twelve and the nana of three mokopunas, consideration can be met towards the image. My culture would never and have never, considered placing one of our elders in a home that wasn’t family. We would encourage their independence and if need be, quit our job just to take care of them and reassure them that they are worthy and valued and respected. In the book “Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand”, it discusses the culturally related differences between caregivers and care-receivers. This dialogue argues that immersion and understanding enables agreeable communication between two different cultures in a clinical environment. Moreover, concerning the argument of which cultural lens this writer is observing from, simply, that it is not to say that every other culture is wrong, not at all. It is simply not my …show more content…
Many cultural groups are represented. Firstly, consider this, the following definition of biculturalism was published in a government document which challenged the obvious existence of racism in various government departments in Aotearoa, “Biculturalism exists when the values and traditions of both cultures are reflected in society’s customs, laws, practices, and institutional arrangements, and with both cultures sharing control over resources and decision making”. (Durie, 1998). The image displays diverse facets of biculturalism. There is that of the young and aged, caregiver and care-receiver, Pakeha and non-Pakeha, life-experienced and novice, one who holds power and the powerless.
In summary, who are we to argue, who holds the power and who is powerless? Who is giving and who is receiving? Who needs who? in the image. If the caregiver and the elderly lady both recognise and attempt to understand each other, then success can be achieved in the giving and receiving of information, hence shifting the balance of power and ideally working within each other’s culture and becoming
The following essay is based on an image provided from nursing literature. The image in question clearly displays two women. One of which is a caregiver or healthcare assistant, the other, an elderly lady in need of assistance. (Knowles, 2006). The caregiver is obviously posing for the picture, whilst the elderly lady struggles to smile. An immediate reaction to this image is that of wretchedness. Wretchedness at how indiscreet the caregiver is at not allowing the lady some concealment in the presence of the photographer. The woman in question seems to be at the mercy of the caregiver, however frail she may appear, there is doubt that she would ever have considered help to stand or to be toileted or even dressed. …show more content…
This writer’s assumptions of the image are based solely on personal beliefs. They may be derisory, but as a Jewish Maori woman, the eldest of six children and the mother of twelve and the nana of three mokopunas, consideration can be met towards the image. My culture would never and have never, considered placing one of our elders in a home that wasn’t family. We would encourage their independence and if need be, quit our job just to take care of them and reassure them that they are worthy and valued and respected. In the book “Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand”, it discusses the culturally related differences between caregivers and care-receivers. This dialogue argues that immersion and understanding enables agreeable communication between two different cultures in a clinical environment. Moreover, concerning the argument of which cultural lens this writer is observing from, simply, that it is not to say that every other culture is wrong, not at all. It is simply not my …show more content…
Many cultural groups are represented. Firstly, consider this, the following definition of biculturalism was published in a government document which challenged the obvious existence of racism in various government departments in Aotearoa, “Biculturalism exists when the values and traditions of both cultures are reflected in society’s customs, laws, practices, and institutional arrangements, and with both cultures sharing control over resources and decision making”. (Durie, 1998). The image displays diverse facets of biculturalism. There is that of the young and aged, caregiver and care-receiver, Pakeha and non-Pakeha, life-experienced and novice, one who holds power and the powerless.
In summary, who are we to argue, who holds the power and who is powerless? Who is giving and who is receiving? Who needs who? in the image. If the caregiver and the elderly lady both recognise and attempt to understand each other, then success can be achieved in the giving and receiving of information, hence shifting the balance of power and ideally working within each other’s culture and becoming