The American Academy of Family Physicians website defines cultural competence as: "A set of congruent behaviors‚ attitudes and policies that come together as a system‚ agency or among professionals and enable that system‚ agency or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. The word "culture" is used because it implies the integrated pattern of human thoughts‚ communications‚ actions‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ values and institutions of a racial‚ ethnic‚ religious or social group
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Cultural Competence To be culturally competent the nurse needs to understand his/her own world views and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge. Cultural competence is obtaining cultural information and then applying that knowledge. This cultural awareness allows you to see the entire picture and improves the quality of care and health outcomes. Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility and a respect
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Keller August 23‚ 2013 ASSIGNMENT – CULTURAL DIFFERENCES DUE 1:30 PM‚ MONDAY‚ SEPTEMBER 9‚ ON T-SQUARE This assignment is attended to provide you with an understanding of the impact of different cultures on doing business in foreign countries. You will explore cultural differences as they relate to communications‚ negotiations‚ greetings‚ business dress‚ business entertainment‚ and other topics. This assignment is worth 150 points towards your final course grade. Parts A and B are worth
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I chose the country of China for my out of body cultural experience. China is a very diverse country with 56 recognized ethnic groups (Globeaware 1). The majority group of people is the Han Chinese. Other groups of people include the Mongols‚ Manchus‚ and Turik Uighurs. Each group of people has their own unique history and social values. China’s history dates back thousands of years. It is difficult to do a short paper and presentation on Chinese culture because there are so many different
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Your Task Make sure you have read pages 58‚ 60-62 and 96-97. Review the definition of “cultural revitalization” in your seminar notes. Choose ONE of the three case studies provided and complete the attached chart in bullet form. Use internet research‚ your textbook and links provided to find the required information. CASE STUDY #1 – Nunavut – efforts to revitalize Inuit language and culture http://www.tusaalanga.ca/splash Tusaalanga (Inuit language learning) http://www.pirurvik.ca/en/programs
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Cultural Event: Morse Museum in Winter Park This is not so much a cultural event‚ as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery‚ collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings‚ graphics‚ decorative art‚ and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park‚ Florida
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Report on the Cultural Adaptation on the PG Students in Middlesex University Executive Summary: When new students attend university in a new culture from their own culture‚ behaviors and expectations change. According to Zhou at el (2008)‚ traditionally researchers thought that culture shock was only about medical conditions. Historical theory has changed to contemporary theory of acculturation. This theory contains of cultural learning‚ stress and coping and social identification. We found
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given the opportunity to work and communicate with people from different cultures‚ from emerging countries to the most successful countries in Europe. It is interesting to see and understand their culture which will help me in my future career. Cultural Differences The first exchange of culture is the hand shake‚ in terms of time period and firmness‚ there is a bit of variation but it is not significant. The first sentence that we exchanged with each other is name and countries. Names are probably
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Chapter 11 Cultural Characteristics and Effective Business in China Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu ISEG/UTL‚ PORTUGAL Abstract For firms in the international market the cultural characteristics of host country societies‚ where their managers are going to deal and work‚ must be learned‚ absorbed and adopted. A person’s perception of market needs is framed by his or her own cultural experience. More than factual knowledge of Chinese culture the interpretative knowledge is very important and difficult
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Media Reaction Assignment Joshua McCourt SOC/315 Cultural Diversity February 5‚ 2011 Nancy Cupp Article by LAUREN A.E. SCHUKER PHOENIX‚ Ariz.—The shooting of a law-enforcement officer in Arizona’s South Central Desert by people officials suspect are drug smugglers has fueled further disagreement over Arizona’s new immigration law. Proponents and critics of the legislation have used the crime‚ committed Friday by people who the Pinal County Sheriff’s office say may have gained illegal
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