Culture and Diversity assignment This assignment is going to focus and explore an incident that happened whilst the writer was on placement. My last placement was in the acute dementia ward with elderly mainly over sixty-fives. The majority of the patients were white British whilst females were more than males. The writer will concentrate more on issues around cultural diversity and competences during the placement. The ACCESS model of cultural competence which was invented by Narayanasamy (1998)
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Culture and cultural diversity Concept of culturally competent care. Factors Inhibiting Sensitivity to Diversity. How to provide culturally competent care. Culture: It is shared pattern of beliefs‚ values‚ and behavioral expectations in a social groups and it sets roles and influences relationship with others. Cultural Diversity: Verity of cultures‚ belief‚ language‚ gender‚ race‚ disability‚ and socioeconomic status and so on. (Taylor‚ Lillis‚ Lynn & LeMone‚ 2011) Stereotyping Cultural imposition
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The Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Companies in a Globalized World Multinational companies are the biggest players in economy today‚ replacing the role states used to play in the past. Through globalization‚ the multinational companies become increasingly important in our world economy. Nowadays‚ more than half of the top economies in the world are led by multinational private companies and the international investment comes increasingly from private sources. Foreign Direct Investment
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Chapter 14 Multinational Capital Budgeting Lecture Outline Subsidiary versus Parent Perspective Tax Differentials Restricted Remittances Excessive Remittances Exchange Rate Movements Input for Multinational Capital Budgeting Multinational Capital Budgeting Example Background Analysis Factors to Consider in Multinational Capital Budgeting Exchange Rate Fluctuations Inflation Financing Arrangement Blocked Funds Uncertain Salvage Value Impact of Project
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(Engebretson‚ n.d.). it is something that is learned rather than genetically inherited. Culture affects people’s perception of health and illness. In this post‚ I will define cultural diversity. As well as identify some benefits of a diverse workforce and barriers to diversity in the nursing profession. Furthermore‚ I will describe how my own diverse cultural background affects the nursing care I provide. Cultural diversity is when differences in race‚ ethnicity‚ language‚ nationality‚ and religion are represented
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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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many varieties of different racial‚ social and cultural groups around the world. I believe that many of these groups are discriminated because many people aren’t used to seeing so much variety. Often times many different cultures and racial groups have bad stereotypes that are given to them which makes it hard for others to accept them. People who weren’t taught of other social groups are usually the ones that are ignorant towards others. Ignorant people are usually those that are not knowledgeable
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How an organisation communicates – Greenpeace Greenpeace is an ecological and pacifist international organisation‚ economically and politically independent‚ that does not accept donations or pressure from governments‚ corporations or political parties. Greenpeace “defend(s) the natural world and promote(s) peace” (Greenpeace‚ 2008). The funding for its campaigns depends entirely on voluntary contributions from members and sympathizers. Because Greenpeace is an NGO‚ it cannot invest large amounts
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7 December 2009 How to Communicate with Tact and Professionalism Have you ever been awed by someone who always seems to know what to say and how to say it in any situation? These people know how to communicate with diplomacy‚ tact‚ confidence and professionalism. They speak honestly‚ confidently and receive criticism constructively. They are powerful‚ not intimidating‚ and say what needs to be said without offending or creating conflict. This paper explains the why(s) and how(s) to do these things
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Cultural Diversity in the Workplace In today’s rapid changing global market many organization pays a greater attention to cultural diversity and it has also become an essential business concern too. Workforce diversity refers to the differences between individuals which include‚ national‚ origin‚ religion‚ language‚ age‚ color and even the skills and the attitudes people posses within themselves. As we know people are different in all kind of aspects‚ both visible and non visible. Therefore‚ cultural
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