Cultural competency is important when working in health care because it closes the gap between healthcare practitioners and their patients. It’s important for healthcare practitioners to not only have an understanding of not only a patient’s socio-cultural background because of the different beliefs‚ values‚ and traditions they will experience‚ but it’s also important to know the socio-cultural background of their families. Enculturation is important when you’re working with different groups of people
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Importance of Understanding Cultural Competence Cultural competence is not a new concept for me because I have been working as a phlebotomist at the hospital since 2008. As a phlebotomist‚ obviously my main role is to interact with different people to withdraw blood sample by venipuncture. Even I was trained to be a professional‚ polite‚ and cultural understanding health care
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Kristina Yerisov Cultural Competency HDFS 475 April 12‚ 2013 Cultural Competency There is a considerable amount of diversity in families all over the world‚ but there is also continuity. Core values‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ and unique characteristics describes groups of people within a culture who live in a specific country‚ share religious values‚ have similar heritage‚ or are just grouped together for other reasons. It is important to understand that culture is more than just a “thing‚” it
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Introduction The first step in creating cultural competence in a health care facility is to understand a little bit about the cultures of the patients being cared for. This paper will look at Italian and Chinese cultures to give a better understanding of what steps need to be taken to provide a positive health outcome for these patients in a facility in the United States. Areas of discussion include; demographics of the country‚ factors that impact the health of the countries people‚ each countries
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Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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Cultural Competance In Health Care Health can only be defined in relation to a person’s own values‚ which will‚ of necessity‚ reflect the cultural background of that person. White Australian health professionals in general‚ and nurses in particular‚ need to understand the meaning of health within a traditional Aboriginal culture‚ in order to respond appropriately to the health needs of Aboriginal people. This essay will discuss the definition of Aboriginal health and identify how the principles
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Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care November 01‚ 2010 Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care Health in all cultures is an important aspect of life. A person’s cultural background‚ religion and/or beliefs‚ greatly influences a person’s health and their response to medical care (Spector‚ 2004). These diverse cultures guide decisions made in daily life; what food eaten‚ living arrangements made‚ medications taken and medical advice listened to. A nurse must be knowledgeable and respectful of these
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people or society (Crisp and Perry 2013). Dreamchslin‚ Gilbert and Malone (2013) define cultural competence as the ability to acquire and respond to specific behaviours by delivering care effectively that meets the social‚ cultural and linguistic needs of people‚ therefore‚ promoting equality and equity in healthcare. Also‚ Garneau and Pepin (2014) view cultural competent as a way of appreciating patients cultural contexts as well as understanding the way healthcare can respond to the needs of a diverse
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Culturally Competent Care Name: Kristin Jones Institution: Excelsior College Introduction Cultural competence care is borrowed from the aspects of cultural competence in any other work or personal environment. Cultural competence refers to the aspect of developing awareness of the personal existence‚ thought‚ sensation as well as the environment‚ without letting this knowledge have any form of influence on other people’s backgrounds‚ thoughts and opinions (Murphy‚ 2011). This means that one has
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