The importance of cultural competency when working with diverse populations in health care can affect a patients or clients overall health in a positive or negative way and also affect reputation of the doctor and the staff. In the article Cultural Competency: Values‚ Traditions and Effective Practices‚ by Carol Brannon she defines Cultural competency‚ as “the ability to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and linguistic needs of patients or clients”(p.2). Brannon also explains how
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Running head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN Differences in competencies between ADN and BSN nurses GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Professional Dynamics NRS 430v January 07‚ 2012 Differences in competencies between ADN and BSN nurses Registered nurses comprise the largest sector in the health care field. 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses conducted by the Health Resources And Services Administration (HRSA) says that nursing is one of the nation’s biggest
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THE NEED FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS‚ RESPECT AND COMPETENCY What is culture? It is difficult to define culture. A characteristic usually included in definitions of culture is that it is "shared by people." Culture is also said to distinguish insiders from outsiders‚ those who are members of one cultural group from those who are not. This idea of culture leads to the following useful suppositions: 1. Culture is learned. It is transmitted from one generation to another through observation and discourse
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Age……………………………….. Objective • This is sent to you as a part of my MBA project I am undertaking in this organization on the topic ‘competency mapping’ from Human Resource perspective. • From the organizational point of view this questionnaire is a part of development exercise to know the strength and the areas needing improvements (possible blind spots) Please rate each competency using the 5-point rating scale Strongly agree 5 agree 4 neutral 3 disagree 2 Strongly disagree 1
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going to discuss what competency is and compare with portfolio of individual business units. A core competency is something a firm can do well and meets the following three conditions pointed out by Hamel and Prahalad. Firstly‚ it can provide customers benefits. Secondly‚ it is hard for competitors to imitate. Finally‚ it can be use widely in many products and markets. Hamel and Prahalad introduced this concept in 1990 Harvard Business Review article. A core competency is a bundle of skills
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I chose the article Competency in nursing: A concept analysis‚ which was written by Donna D. Scott Tilley PhD‚ RN. Tilley (2008) states that “competency is a topic of great interest to educators and administrators in practice disciplines‚ particularly healthcare disciplines such as nursing” (p. 58). The concept of competency is very subjective and there are no guidelines or ways to measure it. This article focuses on the role of competency in nursing and through a concept analysis process‚ various
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STUDENTS’ COMPETENCY IN USING PROJECTED AND NON-PROJECTED MEDIA AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL OF 4TH YEAR Abstract This study aimed in identifying the competency in using projected and non-projected media as an instructional material of the 4th year BSIE students enrolled at TUP Manila during school year 2013-2014 with a population of 1‚403 students. The researchers attained a respondent of 160 4 th year BS Industrial Education Students enrolled in this semester. Information and data of
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Are test scores a good indication of a student’s competency? Nowadays‚ many students spend all their time in learning the courses and preparing the tests‚ and they don’t have any time to take part in other activities. Is this phenomenon good or not? However‚ are test scores a good indication of a student’s competency? Opinions vary from person to person. As far as I am concerned‚ test scores are not the only standard of evaluation‚ but it is still very important. First of all‚ not only those who
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eliminated because the importance is placed on the employee’s ability and competency of the employee to do the job. This pay system provides an incentive to achieve. This incentive drives the employees to achieve at a greater level because they would be paid for the achievements that they accomplish. A cultural improvement is accomplished because it promotes the self-development of the employee. Some cons to the competency based pay system is the it would create subjectivity which inhibits the evaluation
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Spitzberg and Cupach (1984) define communication competency as the ability to achieve your goals while you fulfill relational and situational expectations (as cited in Cupach & Canary‚ 1997). Spitzberg and Cupach contend that communication competency is primarily comprised of two dimensions‚ appropriateness (meeting social expectations and social rules) and effectiveness (achieving one’s goals). Understanding the individual’s role in cross-cultural communication has gained the attention of several
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