Competence

Cultural competence, operationally defined, is the integration and transformation of knowledge about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitudes used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of services; thereby producing better outcomes (Davis, 1997). Cultural Proficiency in education is the level of knowledge-based skills and understanding that are required to successfully teach and interact with students and to work effectively…

Numerous education modules on cultural diversity, cultural sensitivity and cultural competence have emerged within the field in which accredited programs have been able to choose and select from to mold their pupils. In hindsight most of the research related to cultural competence pointed back to Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote’s model of cultural competence in health care delivery. This model stresses how “cultural competence is an ongoing process” that healthcare provider should view themselves as…

The Effect of Cultural Competence on Antepartum and Postpartum Nursing Care Just as nursing care has evolved over the decades since Florence Nightingale, so has the patient population around the world. During the past forty years, the United States has become drastically more racially diverse (Lewallen, 2011, p. 5). Immigrants have taken their own cultures and values to other places, causing the population to have mixed cultures, beliefs, religions, traditions, and customs. Particularly in…

Critical Incident Reflection Assignment On my evening shift during April 5, 2016, I was involved in a critical incident involving my assigned patient (D.B.). During this incident, D.B. learned that she was denied privilege to go off unit “for a smoke” due to a conflict that had occurred between herself and another patient on the unit. The result of this altercation led to D.B. expressing feelings of anger towards the staff who denied her privileges and sadness as this was her last day before…

When it comes to examining those who are successful, the idea of whether it is more important to be highly competitive or highly competent always comes to mind. The answer to this question however, is not all that difficult to understand. Competency and competitiveness are two qualitites that can be found in nearly all great leaders, but only one of these qualities is truly necessary to succeed. This quality is that of being highly competent. Being highly competent means to have a well rounded…

Digital competence is now a vital aspect of both education and employment. Worldwide, providing digital literacy for children is essential for ensuring their success, empowerment and future contribution to global economic growth. Adeptness with digital media used to be a specialized skill set; now, it is seen as the key to prosperity and job creation. A lack of equitable access to digital skills widens the gender gap. In developing countries, women are 25 percent less likely than men to access…

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is the world’s largest non-profit educational association serving the Advancement function and professionals in higher education institutions. Its member base consists of 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide with 78,000 professionals in fund-raising and related functions. Advancement offices of colleges and universities face challenges with recruiting and retaining top performing fundraisers vital to helping their institutions…

Self-Directed Search Form R: An Assessment and Reflection The Self-Directed Search (SDS) Form R provided a comprehensive introduction for an individual to survey what profession to pursue. As a student, I was afforded the opportunity to simulate the function as both test administrator and client of this instrument. There were three important lessons I have taken away from this exercise: first, progression through the administration process remained tedious, but was needed in order to aid in…

What? When we started our clinical day on October 21st, the client I was assigned to care for had just left for an angioplasty procedure that would last through most of the morning. While the client was gone, I offered to help the nurses with anything that was within my scope of practice. Once the client returned to the ward, however, I had to catch up with my assessments while taking vital signs and doing vascular checks every 30 minutes for 2 hours, which kept me busy. I tried to complete my…

Today’s healthcare system is undergoing serious debate and introspection. Healthcare spending grew by 5.8 % in 2015, reaching $3.2 trillion or $9,990 per person. As a share of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, healthcare spending accounted for 17.8 % in 2016 (National Health Expenditure Data –CMS). This rate of growth cannot be sustained. Changes need to be made and I fear that if we are not proactive and innovative as healthcare professionals in leading this change, that decisions will…