Kendra K. Collins Cultural Competence in Nursing Care Jo Anne Long Walker‚ Instructor SOC 5820: Mgmt. & Admin. in Older Adult Settings February 16‚ 2015 Cultural Competence in Nursing Care The numbers of minorities in the United States has significantly increased within the last decade. More specifically‚ older adults ages 65 and older also are becoming more culturally diverse. Expectedly‚ these changes in the population changes are also affecting the composition of facilities that care for
Premium Sociology Nursing Culture
Cultural competence in clinical psychology refers to the possession of skills‚ knowledge‚ and awareness necessary to undertake numerous psychosomatic tasks that identify the diverse practices and worldviews of oneself and clients from dissimilar cultural or ethical backgrounds (Bhugra‚ 2011). Cultural competence is aimed at the comprehension of self as a bearer of culture; the political‚ social and historical influences on health‚ particularly mental wellbeing and health whether regarding communities
Premium Sociology Culture Cross-cultural communication
Regardless of the population that a clinical psychologist work with. It is imperative that they have cultural competence. Cultural competence‚ therefore‚ is an acknowledgement and incorporation of‚ on the part of clinicians and healthcare systems‚ the importance of culture‚ the assessment of cross-cultural relations‚ vigilance towards the dynamics that result from cultural differences‚ the expansion of cultural knowledge‚ and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs (Kodjo‚2009)
Premium Culture Intercultural competence The Culture
Purnell Model for Cultural Competence The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence originated out of education and practice. In 1989‚ when he took nursing students to a community hospital that was not accustomed to having students. Soon after the clinical experience began‚ it was obvious that the students and staff need additional knowledge concerning culture. The students primarily came from middle and upper middle class white families which most of the patients and staff came from lower socioeconomic
Premium Culture Health care Health care provider
Significance of Psychosocial Competence in Youth Executive Summary Stress is one of the top ten health concerns in adolescence and is getting worse. Adolescents experience many changes in their daily lives‚ however are not sufficiently equipped with skills to help them deal with the increased demands and stress they experience (World Health Organization‚ 1997). Psychosocial competence in youth was researched in order to better understand their abilities to make the best choice as related to mental
Premium Coping skill Adolescence Personal life
University of Phoenix Material North American Colonies Project Part 1: Native American Resources Access and review the Early Native Peoples interactive map link available through the HIS 110 [pic] page. Study the map identifying the regional distribution of Native Americans (also located in Ch. 1). Using the grid‚ identify the seven regions. Then indicate how each of the native tribes within the regions supported themselves prior to the arrival of European civilizations. |Region:
Premium Management Marketing Medicine
Running Head: ACCOUNTING Accounting Latoya Bullock Bryant & Stratton College Comm150 Instructor Santella 06/09/2013 What is accounting? Known as the “language of business‚” accounting is the system of analyzing and verifying summarized business/financial transactions and reporting their results. Accounting is more than just adding numbers and being good at math. Accountants have to “ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly on time.” (Bureau
Premium Certified Public Accountant Accountant
This questionnaire was used by Jack C. Richards in determining the ability of the Grade 8 students of Kaen Nakhon Wittayalai School in phonological‚ morphological‚ and syntactic recognition and analysis. Directions: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer for the questions below. PHONOLOGY 1. Are “son” and “sun” pronounced the same way? a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above 2. Does “basic” have an s or z sound? a. S b. Z
Premium Word English-language films The Analyst
in Kirk‚ 2007) “Professional competence is the habitual and judicious use of communication‚ knowledge‚ technical skills‚ clinical reasoning‚ emotions‚ values‚ and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and community being served‚”. Practising professional competence as defined by Epstein and Hundert (as cited in Kirk‚ 2007) demands an inherent knowledge of both my strengths and weaknesses: being self-aware. A proper evaluation of my competence level in practice demands a high
Premium Common law Law
The measures to improve professional competence Name:王艺梦 Class‚Major:Class 2‚Accounting Student ID:280604210 The measures to improve professional competence Abstract:Professional competence is one of the fundamental principles of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.However‚more and more firms accept engagements without enough competent professional skills‚which turns out that‚there are so much problems they can ’t figure out or deal with‚at last‚they have to take the legal liabilities
Premium Certified Public Accountant Accountant