It is extremely important for healthcare providers to become culturally aware so they are able to provide high quality care to their patients. However‚ there are advantages and disadvantages to this. When a healthcare providers take cultural and ethnic influences into account‚ they are able to somewhat understand where the patient is coming from. This brings many advantages that both the healthcare provider and patient can reap. With this background comes a better understanding of the patient’s decisions
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diverse community among healthcare system has been a part of the cultural competency and the diverse cultural limiting the ability for health care professionals to facilitate and deliver patient-centered care across cultural lines. The studies has predicted that the rise of Asian American and their descendants is increasing quite fast by 8% of the United States of America (USA) population by 2020 (Park‚ Chesla‚ Rehm‚ Chun‚ 2011). As the numbers rapidly increases‚ the cultural competency require more
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challenges I expect to face from working in this environment are the potential cultural divides that can exist between the patient and physician. Language barriers and societal disparities are among some examples that I expect to come across. The ability to be willing to view your patient as an individual‚ with their own customs and outlooks‚ forms a large role in building trust between the patient and provider. Though at times cultural differences can be detrimental in providing optimal care to the patient
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What is cultural competence in Healthcare? Cultural competence in healthcare is the ability for the healthcare systems to demonstrate cultural competence towards the patients with diverse values and behaviors. The process includes consideration of individual social‚ cultural and linguistic needs of patients for the effective cross cultural communication with their care providers. The goal of cultural competence in healthcare is to lessen health disparities and to provide optimal care to patients
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Elizabeth Nordstrom Dr. Mathis English 101-20 10/01/2014 “The Perils of Indifference” On April 12‚ 1999‚ Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Elie Wiesel delivered the speech that expressed the thoughts of thousands of Holocaust survivors. The speech “The Perils of Indifference”‚ was presented to the entire White House‚ all members of Congress‚ and thousands of others to thank President Clinton and the United States Government for helping all Jewish people in the way that they did. There are hundreds
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Importance of Cultural Awareness Preparing for a career in the healthcare field sparks a need for one to have a sense of individual responsibility to be knowledgeable of cultural awareness. Knowledge of cultural awareness leads one to have the proper tools at one’s disposal in order for one to be better prepared in the healthcare field environment; where preventing bias and stereotype errors towards patients should be considered a top priority. Obtaining the proper knowledge of cultural awareness
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“The opposite of love is not hate‚ it’s indifference.” This quote by Elie Wiesel says a lot. Indifference is dangerous. We have a moral responsibility to help others most of the time. There are moments where it’s okay to be indifferent. This moral responsibility that we have is important to keep our indifference in check. We have a moral responsibility to help right the wrongs in the world but to an extent. There are situations where it is acceptable to be indifferent. For example‚ a part in the
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Cultural diversity is an essential basic foundation in today’s society. Much of the daily tasks of an individual‚ involves some types of interactions with others of different ethnic groups and cultural background. In order for an organization to be successful‚ it must be able to have an open mindset and embrace diversity as a whole. Part of being able to recognize diversity and multiculturalism in a specific organization is reflected towards their Web site. Therefore‚ in order to understand and
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surroundings.” This quote from Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” shows that indifference kills people by making them lose purpose in living. Elie Wiesel‚ a survivor of the Holocaust‚ lived a life full of indifferent people. He suffered behind the gates of concentration camps while German citizens he had once know stood back and watched him and thousands of others suffer. Elie’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” he gives at the White House in front of the president and many other
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America is comprised of a growing number of cultures‚ resulting in widespread diversity. Such diversity is a problem in healthcare. Mental health is a specific and complicated aspect of healthcare and when you must specialize care to specific culture‚ in magnifies the difficulty of treatment. Knowledge regarding different cultures can uncomplicate care. I work with a 72-year-old Hispanic patient from Puerto Rico. She is catholic‚ widowed‚ she has ten children and numerous grandchildren and
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