My ACE Experience

Identify how this ACE experience helped you integrate and learn course concepts?

I believe that being aware of the numerous cultural diversities in the United States; will make me a better nurse. I believe that this experience has taught me to become more aware of the difficulties health care professionals have to overcome when a patient is from a different culture. The barriers that can arise in a simple task that a nurse needs to perform on patient who has a different view or religious belief, can be complicated. Some of the facts that I did not know about the Alabama Coushatta Indian tribe, were they are originally two different tribes, as well as the diversity with in the area they live in. I believe this ACE experience has given me the tools to be …show more content…
This can give you a variety of aspects to observe and engage in while being of service to a specific cause. Many people that volunteer are part of the diverse culture you may be interested in and are willing to explain and give you more insight to cultural issues they are facing. Volunteering can also open doors to a culture that may be more discrete about their practices. This event has also made me very aware that just because a culture looks similar, have similar customs and geographical location; that they have the same beliefs. Moreover, this experience has taught me to not assume or make assumptions about someone’s beliefs, religion, customs, appearance or health care choices. Understanding that cultural diversities need to be part of a patient’s plan care and can affect the outcome of a patients health is a key point to understand. Many of these community events that are culturally themed may be the only time an outsider gets to see a certain custom a culture may