Cross-cultural communication

Cultural competence is a term that is typically used in the healthcare industry to refer to certain attitudes and behaviors, as well as the policies shaped by them, within a specific situation or workplace that enables professionals to be able to effectively work together in a cross-cultural environment. By taking into consideration the different cultures in a setting, cultural competence allows for the culturally appropriate implementation of specific policies, practices, and procedures in…

In light that my country (Haiti) profile was not available among Hoftstede cultural listing, I chose 2 countries to compare culture differences with my own because my country is geographically placed between the Latin American and Caribbean region. What do you think of modeling an entire culture on just four traits? In comparison with Jamaica and the Dominican Republic scoring high on Individualism (39/30) and Masculinity (68/65), I would personally rate my country with a score higher than…

LITERATURE REVIEW Survival and success of organisation depend on adaptability, invention and flexibility, demanding continuous organisational changes. (Nesterkin, 2013: 574) The process of changes carried out in several ways including how the change is planned, launched or implemented and outcome expectation. The aims of this is either to familiarise with environment or increase the performance by improving productivity. The success of change lays on how organisation manage the change at all…

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…

Cultural Competence in Health Care Chelsea N. Walker East Central University Cultural Competence in Health Care Having a career in the health profession is having a career with people. There will be people of all different races, ethnicities, values, morals, and beliefs. The United States is extremely culturally diverse and with that, a job in health care will encompass all different types of people. Nurses encounter people of all cultures and it is a nurse’s job to be…

Cultural Competency Culture is defined as a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms which affect the behaviors of a relatively large group of people (Johnson, 2006). Additionally, Johnson (2006) states that culture goes far beyond the climate, food, and clothing of a student’s native country. Culture can be difficult to understand and can present itself as a challenge for classroom teachers. Acquiring cultural competence is a gradual process (Johnson, 2006).…

Introduction Why is Cultural Competency important in health care? “Cultural Competence in health care describes the ability of systems to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors, including tailoring delivery to meet patient 's social, cultural, and linguistic needs” (Betancourt, Green, & Carrillo, 2002). In health care, cultural competence is important in many aspects. Without cultural competency one would not have the ability to provide proper care to patients that…

systems on topics include: relationships, power, gender roles, and political stances. Cultural identity is important because it allows diversity which prohibits everyone from being the same. In each culture, there are factors which influence members both collectively and individually. These factors include but are not limited to: organization of public and private environments, mass mediated communications, and relationship roles. By taking the time…

business. They believe that having a good relationship at work is important before focusing on business objectives. The diffuse dimension is the degree of involvement in personal relationship among colleagues in the Latin American company. The trend for cultural dimension with Latins and locals are much higher than European and expatriate personal involvement. Part of the reason is they are…

Edward T. and Elizabeth Hall and “The Role of Culture and Perception in Communication” by Marshall Singer present different models, terminologies and definitions to expose the phenomenon of culture according to each’s author individual perspective. By understanding what culture is, one can also comprehend the meaning and importance of intercultural communication. Hofstede compares the spectrum of cultures with his five cultural dimensions model. This model uses femininity vs. muscularity,…