Cultural competency is the knowledge of how to correctly act and treat people of different social variables. In order to maintain a peaceful environment in the healthcare industry, all professionals should be educated on how to interact with other healthcare professionals and patients of different backgrounds. This experience will allow healthcare professionals to treat others with respect and dignity. Cultural competence can be an advantage and will decrease the possibility of unprofessional conduct. To get experience in cultural competency, first a person must understand and know one’s own culture.…
Cultural competence and diversity are very important. According to Parker (2015) it builds understanding of our unique populations and helps us to develop innovative ways to reach out and care for patients. It is with a certain inevitability that the United States and its demographic move towards a more culturally diverse population. It is then imperative for health care to adjust to meet demands of the people. It starts from the top, the leaders and the managers, it moves down to the supervisors, then the rank and file accordingly.…
Studying different cultures is vital for healthcare professionals because they are less subjective to bias and become culturally competent. When a physician is generalizing a patient stereotype based solely on their culture, they are neglecting to communicate properly and cause the patient to feel like they are not being heard (Blair, Steiner, & Havrankek, 2011). In the Youtube video “Incompetent vs. Competent Cultural Care”, there are two portrayals of how to appropriately approach issues such as cultural identity, practices such as cupping that could appear as signs of abuse, and a doctor who learns that in other cultures families must receive medical information before patient (DiversityNursing, 2011). In the case of this video, a nurse…
Health care in America is a controversial topic that has divided the United states similar to how it was during the civil war. Some people think that everyone should have access health care so more people can be allowed to live if they get checked and screened early enough. Others think that if some people can not afford it then they shouldn't have it. Not having health care can be for many reasons; not enough money, their job doesn’t provide it, or they are completely turned away because of their race. Everyone in America should have access to health care regardless of their socioeconomic status.…
Cultural Competence Healthcare is becoming diverse with the patient population from many different race, cultures and ethnicity. Nurses take care of patients from many different types of heritage and background, therefore we need to be culturally competent while providing care. By taking the Cultural Diversity Self-Assessment (IllinoisCTE, n.d.), I was able to determine my own beliefs toward different cultures. The assessment tool is comprised of a one to five rating scale in regards to how strongly I agree with a question.…
The thought of health care is something that anyone would think is simple enough. The first thought of nursing is caring for the basic needs of mankind. Since, every human contains pretty much the same physical makeup the care of one and all has been perceived as being the same. The biased notion that patient care is not individualized but the same across the board is false due to the diversity in our world. Cultural has become another aspect that affects patient care.…
Shared power in my opinion is one of the safest kinds of power. Shared power “tends to promote a degree of self-correction that prevents abuse and victimization” (Ladd 1129). Individuals that have such shared power understand that they cannot just use it to their advantage. Take for example Dr. Valerie Walsh in the case of the Baker’s. Mr. Baker, 77 years old, was diagnosed with ALS due to progressive weakness.…
Cultural Diversity and Its Influence on Nursing Practice Cultural Diversity is a key component to quality patient centered care. The Nurse needs to be aware of their own cultural attitudes. It is also very import that as nurses we understand the patient’s cultural preferences and needs. Cultural competence is becoming more important because of the increase in cultural diversity in our country. In the United States 13% of our population was not born in this country and another 8-10million are living here without documentation.…
Healthcare is a universal need. People around the world need healthcare to make sure they stay in perfect health. To stay perfectly healthy people needs access to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals including health information management to evaluate and document their healthcare diagnosis and care. However, health professional has experience some issues when it comes to take care of people’s health. One of the main issues that many health care providers face is the wide variety of diversity of their patient’s culture and beliefs.…
To show intellectual humility does not mean you are a richer person or a more successful man. The men in power openly mock the fact that they could be wrong or not know what’s best. In India and the world at large to be a financial success you can lack intellectual humility and still gain capital…
Cultural Competency in Healthcare Organizations Culture refers to a framework that directs the way societal members behave and interpret other people’s behaviors (Rose, 2013). Culture provides us with guidelines on how to interact, how to solve conflicts, and how to express ourselves. In a health care context, culture impacts the way people experience illness, express illness, pain, and how people make health care decisions (Ihara, 2004). Cultural competence in health care is the ability of organizations and providers to integrate factors such as ethnicity, race, language, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, occupation, and socioeconomic status into the provision and structure of health care system (Rose, 2013). As such, culturally competent health services aim at providing a high quality of care services to patients regardless of their…
Cultural Competent Nursing Care Sharon Colton South University Cultural Competent Nursing Care Cultural competent nursing care is the expectation in today’s society. As nurses, we need to be mindful of different cultures and their healthcare beliefs. We need to be able to adapt to our patient’s cultural needs in order to provide holistic care to our patients and their families. “Health-care providers must recognize, respect, and integrate clients ' cultural beliefs and practices into health prescriptions to eliminate or mitigate health disparities and provide client satisfaction.” (Purnell, 2009, p. 3)…
TITLE OF YOUR PAPER The US is on target to become one of the most diverse nations in the world, with a projection of minorities making up 57% of the population by 2060. (Loftin, Hartin, Branson, and Reyes, 2013, page 10) This astounding number leaves many questions for culturally competent health care.…
Cultural competency is a vital component in the nursing community. Knowing a client’s culture can help in communication, and build a therapeutic relationship. Many different types of nursing cultural competency models have been developed throughout the years, though this essay will focus on the Sunrise Model by Madeleine Leininger. The Sunrise Model is a visual representation of Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity and Universality theory, which is a theory that pioneered many others into developing cultural nursing models. St. Mary Medical Center encourages nurses to combine all cultural models when developing their personal approach to cultural competency (Schickler, 2015).…
At times humility can be confused with low self-esteem or underestimating of one’s talents. I believe humility is being aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. I believe humility is being able to consider others points of view and opinions. Humility is being able to admit mistakes thus being able to recover from them. In respect to leadership, being aware of your own strengths and weaknesses is vital to ensure the success in a group.…