Distinguished Service Cross

Unfortunately some children could born less than 2,499 grams which is considered as low birth weight (LBW). The LBW could be caused by several reasons including premature birth, multiple fetuses, uterus or cervix abnormalities, mother's health condition during the pregnancy, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and bad habits. It is important to know that the low birth weight could cause troubles for the cognitive development of an infant later in life. To comprehend how the LBW is affecting…

“Runners to your marks”. I take two strides forward along with all the other runners that will be trying to outrun me, as I am trying to do the same. Standing out in the hot baking sun my heart pounds violently in my chest, my breath becomes deeper to calm my nerves that flood my brain, beads of sweat run down my sun baked face and plummet to the ground. Walking up to the waterfall line, I hear nothing but my heart pounding in my ears like two timpani’s in an instrumental band. Then the race…

On your marks...Bang! That is the sound of the gun going off, and hundreds of kids running like a stampede to one destination, the finish line. Many people think that Cross Country is just a hard sport to do and think why would someone want to run for fun. Well, it isn’t fun, and it is hard, but the friends that I have made in the sport, are some that I will never forget. It’s not just that, but it is a sport that helps, whether it’s getting someone in shape, or helping them realize that they…

• Differences in perception and viewpoint. There can be barriers when communicating in different perception and viewpoint, for example when working on a project as in a group everyone has different viewpoint about the project and can be very difficult to work when having to have many disagreements. If a person in the group has an idea for the project and one person does not agree with the idea that the person has, this means that they will less likely to get along with each other and the group…

One way the victims of hurricane Harvey are being helped is by being rescued. Many people have been trapped in their homes or other places. Different individuals with their personal boats have been traveling through Texas to find anyone who needed to get to safety. The coast guard has also been using their helicopters to look above the land and be able to see individuals that have been trapped by the flood waters. The Marines and National Guard have also been coming in with their boats and other…

interactions with the Indigenous populations they serve (Health Council of Canada, 2012). Most importantly, the integration of cultural competency across the continuum of health services has the potential to improve the quality of health care encounters between health providers and Indigenous peoples accessing health services (Baba, 2013). The purpose of my interview was to examine how recently-graduated registered psychiatric nurses integrate cultural competency into their nursing practice. I…

Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. Her. Her mother, Sarah, was a firm believer in women's rights and taught Clara that all people should be treated equally. Clara grew up with four older siblings. She had two older brothers Stephen and David and two sisters, Dorthea and Sally. They taught Clara how to read and write while she was young so she did very well in school. Her father also taught her a lot about war and the battlefields, as he was a soldier. But…

Track Season Hot, sweaty, and tiring; there is nothing like track season. My love for track started when I was in elementary school. We had field days, and every field day we had an event called the relay race. I was last leg and everyone was always looking forward to seeing my performance. My relay team always won because I was the one who brought in the gold. Those years are now a memory. When my senior year of high school started, things started to get bumpy; I rarely attended practice…

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 with…

Dr. Vivian Taylor’s presentation on Cultural Diversity was very informative and enlightening. She introduced us to the concept of Cultural Humility which focuses on lifelong learning and critical self-reflection, recognizing and changing power imbalances which in turn helps develop institutional accountability. She maintains that Cultural Competency, while being a stepping stone to Cultural Humility, is limited in its utility in the ever-changing healthcare needs of our society. I was introduced…