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.…
Nursing Diagnosis 1. Risk for suicide r/t major depressive disorder aeb suicidal ideations (Ackley & Ladwig, 2014). This is the priority one because client has been having constant suicidal thoughts and has a plan, since he got here. He has the resources to do it because he just needs to be outside. He is under a voluntary stay and wants to be here, but he can leave anytime he pleases to.…
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…
In today’s society, the number of diverse cultures needing medical care has grown in great numbers. The Hispanic/Latino population has become the largest population that highlights the barriers of providing good, quality healthcare. This growing segment of society has highlighted the issue of how communicating with a patient of a different culture, language and belief system hinders the quality of medical care they receive. Culture influences health beliefs and affects patient compliance. Every culture has beliefs about health, disease, treatment, and health care providers.…
As a person who grew up in Mexico, and moved to the United States 6 years ago, I believe my cultural competence has allowed me to develop personal characteristics that will enable me to understand patients from any culture. I appreciate and respect the multiple dimensions of diversity, recognize and embrace perspectives that are different that mine, and have learned to implement these in my daily life. My experience volunteering at a free clinic has allowed me to interact with patients from different underserved communities, but also with other volunteers and medical students from cultures different than mine. From this experience, I have been able to demonstrate I have the attributes to be part of a diverse group. I have developed competencies…
Africa, a continent made up of 54 different beautiful countries, which has very different characteristics and wealth. Cameroon, located in the center of Africa, is where I am from. I was born and raised there. I grew up with a lot of family around, but I am the only child of my parents. I am proud to say that I was raised by my family.…
How did you relate to the readings, videos and forum discussions? I related to the readings about cultural and linguistic competence as a future health care provider. I saw how my knowledge of these topics could affect the care and well being of real people. One hypothetical that struck me was about a nurse practitioner choosing a cheaper and less effective medication for a black patient. The nurse had done this with the well-meaning intention of saving a poor person from the bills that come with a higher level of health care, not realizing that the patient was of a high socioeconomic status (Hall and Fields).…
Upon completing interview one and two, I surmise that interviewing is not as easy as it appears. Whether it be asking questions to a stranger, friend, or a family member, there are still levels of discomfort because my role changes. I am no longer their friend who can talk in a causal manner, I have to contemplate and decide what questions to ask and how to prevent boundary violations. With friends and family, I often do not perceive this and conversations are more lenient. It was difficult to provide reflection without sounding hypercritical or appearing apathetic.…
The person who I interviewed for the project goes by the name of Adam Barre. I met Adam in a Criminal Justice program last semester. Adam is Somolian, but was born and raised in Canada. His mother was born in Ethiopia and his father born in Somalia who both moved to Canada in 1985. I learned in the interview Adams grandfather was drafted into World War 2 to fight in Europe while his grandmother raised his mom.…
The individual that I chose for my interview is a 37 year old male who was born and raised in Germany, but presently resides in northern Indiana. He relocated to the United States for work-related reasons. His name is Michael Drue and he is, at this time, married to my first cousin Krisha, a native English speaker, having been born in the United States. I chose Michael as the person of interest for my intercultural interview not only because he is speaks English as a second language, but also because of the point of view he was able to give me regarding the difficulties that language and cultural barriers may present in an interpersonal relationship. When I enquired at what age he was when he started to learn English as his second language,…
The 210 midterm skills test was a hard thing to come into and leave. Although, I tried to prepare and present all of nursing’s global concepts, I ran out of time and let my nerves get the best of me. I did have a few successes, but I also need to work on some items for the future. I tried to come to my midterm skills test fully prepared, but I had a few hinderances which caused me to falter while performing skills. I made sure I went to every open lab I was available to attend within three of the midterm date.…
We must conduct this assessment in a safe and non-judgmental environment in order for the patient to feel comfortable enough to trust us and give honest answers. According to Dinc (2013), when nurses engage themselves with a patient’s culture, they show interest and acceptance,…
When working in the healthcare sector and dealing with patients, it is essential to understand the concept of cultural safety. Cultural safety was first introduced to primarily improve the health of Maori in Aotearoa and to ensure healthcare providers upheld the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Over time the meaning of cultural safety has developed to include the beliefs and various other aspects that make up a person. Bryson discusses three main concepts that are essential to understand in order to become a culturally competent healthcare worker.…
Many people are unaware that when they first encounter a nurse for the first time, for care in a hospital or clinic setting they have begun the Health Assessment interview. This interview is usually done as a conversation therefore it appears trivial to the client, however it’s a conversation with a purpose. The nurse is using interpersonal skillfulness to collect subjective and objective data. This data is then processed and will help the nurse and other health care professional provide adequate care for the client. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a healthy assessment interview with my client whom I will call MJ.…
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)…