Grand Canyon University Health Care Providers and Faith Diversity (HLT-310V) Eric Ireri December 12‚ 2014 Abstract Religion is a set of specific beliefs and practices agreed upon by a group of people or sects. Nurses need to be aware of individual patient’s beliefs and practices and be able to respect them and at the same time provide the care needed to those patients without interfering with their faith. In writing this article the writer looked up three religious faiths which he has come across
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V October 06‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper the author will explain what is faith and religion‚ and compare the philosophy of Sikh‚ Buddhism‚ and Jewish religions with that Christian and the author’s religion‚ include spiritual perspective and elements of healing‚ how necessary is to permit patient to practice their religious beliefs and rituals‚ and last
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Emerging Standards of Care Paper Amanda Warbington University of Phoenix NUR 531 June 30‚ 2014 Instructor Hilda Brito Emerging Standards of Care Paper Over fifty years ago‚ Madeline Leininger was on a mission to advance the practice of transcultural nursing. Times have definitely changed in the last fifty years‚ and transcultural nursing has become a major focus for the government as well as many nursing organizations. Emerging standards of care regarding culturally competent care‚ is an important
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of health and wellbeing. Different religion has their own beliefs‚ customs and perspectives to guide their followers. As a health care personnel‚ nurses play an important role to assist their patients to meet their spiritual and religious needs especially during crisis. Each religion has its own importance. It is impracticable to predict how one patient or family member may understand or apply their religious traditions in the health care settings. Thus‚ health care providers
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Diversity is imperative in today’s society. Today’s society expand and network more at a global level‚ there we find the need for individuals from diverse backgrounds. As a Muslim woman with a passion for human health‚ the need for diversity becomes evident. A more diverse system is associated with enhanced health care access and overall satisfaction for minority patients. Patients are proven to be directly more satisfied with higher clarity in cross-cultural health. My volunteer experience at the
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Comparison Chart James Curtis III 26 January 2014 Grand Canyon University – HLT-205 Introduction Health care delivery has become big business throughout the world. America is without doubt the leading country of medical and scientific advances. However‚ this paper will examine the similarities and differences between two impressive health care models. The high cost of providing health care coverage has become a challenge for many countries including modern industrialized
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Daniel Hale Williams lead the way for diversity in health care. Born on January 18th‚ 1856‚ in Hollidaysburg‚ Pennsylvania. Williams was the fifth of seven children‚ born to Daniel and Sarah Williams (Gordon 1). After the late Daniel died‚ Williams was sent to live with friends and family in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Williams started there as a shoemaker’s apprentice‚ but later decided that line of work was not for him (PBS). Williams then decided to move to Illinois to be with family‚ and pursue his
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing Contemporary Issues in Nursing There are many contemporary nursing issues. This paper will look into Transcultural Nursing‚ one of the more important issues‚ especially in tri-state area. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000)‚ over 30% of the total population‚ or one out of every three persons in the United States (U.S.)‚ is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the U.S. has a significant
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Today‚ Transcultural Nursing is an important aspect of healthcare. Firstly‚ there has been a rise in multicultural identities‚ with people expecting their cultural beliefs‚ values‚ and lifeways to be understood and respected by nurses and other health care providers. Furthermore‚ transcultural nursing also enables nurses to more accurately assess the patient to provide culturally appropriate interventions to prevent or alleviate discomfort. (Andrews & Boyle‚ 2012) Transcultural nursing is defined
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