Vol. 92/No.1 Risk Factors: People with a weak immune system‚ recent exposure with TB bacteria‚ immigration from area with high TB rates‚ IV drug users and people working in facilities at high risk for TB including hospitals‚ shelters‚ jails and nursing homes (Basic TB Facts‚ 2010). Questions to ask Patient: Are you having any difficulty with breathing now? Are you having any shortness of breath? How long have you had a cough? Describe your cough. Are you bringing up any phlegm? If yes
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Cultural Competency in Nursing NSG-2262 March 3rd‚ 2014 As nurses‚ we not only need to understand cultural competence‚ but we also have to be sure not to generalize groups of people. Each client is an individual‚ and it is important to form a therapeutic relationship so we can care for each specific client. Each client has his/her own needs; just because two people are of the same culture‚ it doesn’t mean that he/she believes in the same thing. In turn‚ nurses need to understand their
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Coaching for Competence Introduction The field of nursing is both a science and an art. New nurses graduate with‚ at least‚ acceptable basic competence. They are expected to have the ability to effectively communicate and make decisions in a complex environment with multiple demands on their practical comprehension. However‚ they usually lack the experience to apply this learned theory. This limited knowledge results in anxiety and difficulty in transitioning from the role of student to leader
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interesting and mixed population‚ with different cultures. Health care providers in the Unites States and the rest of the world gain more understanding of the necessity to develop a cultural competency in the patient care. Miami‚ the city where I live involve a rich multicultural people from several parts of the world. Nurses all the time are dealing with those rich cultures. The Humanistic disciplines support the theory of cultural care diversity and the universality created by Leininger. This principal
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Introduction In this essay my aim is to describe and discuss my own Filipino cultural background and how it might influence my nursing practice. Culture is our way of living (Wepa‚ 2005). It is also shaped by our values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and practices that are shared by members of the same cultural group (Giger & Davidhizar‚ 1995). I will be discussing some of the values and traits that we Filipinos have in common such as pagmamano and po at opo or gestures that show respect to our elders‚ kagandahang
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1 Intercultural Competence Martyn Barrett The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (2008) proposes that intercultural dialogue offers the best approach for managing issues of cultural diversity within contemporary societies. The White Paper defines intercultural dialogue as the open and respectful exchange of views between individuals and groups from different ethnic‚ religious‚ linguistic and national backgrounds on the basis of mutual understanding and respect‚ and it argues
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Cultural Views on Health Care There are many types of people who are facing issues with adapting to everyday life. In the case of humanity‚ we change our habits and solutions to meet the necessities in order to survive. Since all of humanity is related in one way or another‚ it is certain that no culture is the same as another. This culture that is learned is important to health care professionals because the people that belong to one culture may not share the same aspects as another on health
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preference and practice within a healthcare. Therefore‚ trans-cultural nursing is required within the healthcare sector. However‚ "Trans-cultural nursing will need an advanced evaluation ‚logical skills and also the capability of planning ‚designing ‚ implementing and also evaluating the care that is provided to patients ‚ families or the community which will represent different cultures"(Andrews and Boyle‚2008‚p4). To practice as a trans-cultural nurse effectively‚ first and foremost nurses needs to
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Introduction As Donahue (1996) writes‚ the origin of the words "nurse" and "nursing" are varied‚ and shift in meaning as reflected in the perception of nursing’s role in health care and in society. From nursing’s earliest Latin derivative from nutrire‚ "to nourish‚" and nurse‚ nutrix‚ meaning "nursing mother‚" Donahue (1996) continues‚ " the meaning of the word [nurse] has progressed from a term indicating a woman who performed the basic unlearned human activity of suckling an infant to one describing
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those differences and use them to shape treatments. Doing so will increase the satisfaction of care in the patient and ultimately lead to treatment plans that a patient will more likely follow because of that satisfaction. According to Potter and Perry‚ an individual’s worldview and decision-making process is guided by the individual’s culture. Many cultural aspects feed into individuals that affect what care can be given to the patient. Some of the traits a patient displays stem from his culture‚
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