Cultural competence

possession of cultural competence is becoming increasingly important. The chances of leading an organization or work team in which all members think like you, work like you, and have the same values as you are next to none, and ignoring these differences as a leader leads to dissatisfied employees, low productivity, and even lawsuits. Cultural competence is of utmost importance to anyone whose job brings them into contact with other people, whether coworkers or customers. Cultural competence is…

activities associated with this case, and I will identify at least one thing an organization can do to improve its cultural competence. Christy, upon learning about the differences in her culture and the patient 's, could have begun by finding out more about the beliefs of the patient. This would have made it less frustrating to deal with Rose and her family, as she would have understood their cultural beliefs and practices, hence caring for the patient appropriately. In addition,…

self-awareness states that, “Social workers shall develop an understanding of their own personal and cultural values and beliefs as a first step in appreciating the importance of multicultural identities in the lives of people. Cultural competence includes knowing and acknowledging how fears, ignorance, and the “isms” (racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, heterosexism, ageism, classism) have…

different ethnicities as well as cultures. Cultural competence allows healthcare organizations to provide effective methods and services of understanding and treating people with different backgrounds such as people of different cultures, demographics and languages. With many differences in population, there are disparities that must be eliminated in order to promote a better comprehension of people as well as promote better health. Today, using cultural competence to decrease health disparities…

Cultural Competence in Nursing Practice There are many different cultures in the world, and it is important to realize that not every culture is alike. Every culture has a different way of doing things, and a different perception on how nursing care should be received. I think it is important for nurses to take into consideration their patients culture before providing care. Cultural competence is what “guides the nurse in understanding behaviors and planning appropriate approaches to patient…

There are clear links between cultural competence, improved quality of patient care and eliminating radical and ethnic disparities in healthcare (Walker and Barnett, 2007). The cultural competence development model (Papadopoulos et al, 2006), aims to provide a detailed framework for the development of culturally competent nursing, by combining the four stages of cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity and cultural competence. The first stage, cultural awareness, highlights…

common to see these cultural differences in the Southern part of the United States. Also, I have been educated on the variety of Hispanic and Latino cultures and to not assume that all Latinos share the same values, experiences and beliefs.…

Cultural competence comprehends a set of behaviors and attitudes that each and every professional should have or at least develop in order to provide the most effective interaction with others in cross-cultural encounters. The concept is introduced in Foundations of Health Services class as a project consisting of two main parts. First part consisted on accessing specific databases which contained a series of videos and evaluation questions that helped me analyze my standing in the five main…

Cultural competencies: According to NASP (n.d), cultural competencies refers to the collective sets of behaviors, policies and attitude which allow people from different cultures and background to work together in an effective way in an organization. In other words, cultural competencies allow people from different cultures to interact and work together without developing conflict between themselves. So, it is of great importance to promote cultural competencies at the workplace because of…

others culture , as well as , how it may affect patient outcome. To provide quality patient care, nurses should be culturally aware and culturally competent. Cultural awareness is being aware that cultural differences exist and respecting cultural differences or diversity is cultural competence (Pillitteri, 2014). Patients cultural is important in every aspect of health care because culture influences the patient experience, decision, medical services, and etc. In the perinatal setting,…