Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence Lori Blount‚ RN‚ BSN University of Phoenix Professor Jane Jacks October 13‚ 2014 Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence The United States is often referred to as a melting pot. Cultural diversity is an inevitable reality in today’s society. We are faced with an increasingly diverse patient population and a diverse group of health care providers. Culture is a dynamic and complex phenomena that most understand as something
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Culture [Culture] generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical orientations for understanding‚ or criteria for valuing‚ human activity. (Wikipedia. 2005) People from different countries have different cultures. People from the same country also have different families and backgrounds. Therefore their behaviours‚ attitudes or values‚ are not
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Concept Analysis. Nursing Forum. 40 (2) Retrieved October 30‚ 2010‚ from: EBSCOhost. Henrici‚ R (2007) Homophobia: Does it Affect Quality of Care. Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. Vol 1 (1). 56-62. Retrieved November 17‚ 2010 from EBSCOhost. Leininger‚ M. (1995) Transcultural Nursing: Concepts‚ Theories‚ Research and Practices. McGraw-Hill. 1995. Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary. (n.d.) Retrieved November 16‚ 2010‚ from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homophobia. Neville‚ S.‚ &
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PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION MA IN NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS (Mixed Mode) Subject Code : BCNG 501 Subject Title : THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Credit Units : 3.0 Course Description This professional course deals with nursing theories‚ concepts‚ framework and models for nursing. It also includes a review of the development of the discipline of nursing‚ the origin‚ development and progress
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best quality care which includes culturally and spiritually sensitive care. A nursing theory which was created to address this diversity‚ is the Transcultural Nursing Theory also known as Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory. Madeline Leininger was a nursing theorist who began her nursing career by first earning a registered nurse diploma followed by a Baccalaureate degree in nursing‚ a Master of Science degree in psychiatric and mental
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Theories and models of nursing practice Dr. Sabah Abbas Ahmad College of Nursing \ university of Baghdad Sabah.abbas@ymail.com COMPETENCIES 1. Definitions of theory‚ concept‚ model‚ proposition. 2. Explain the relationships of concepts and propositions to theory 3.Discuss the purpose of theory. 4. Explain the USE OF theories from other disciplines: . .5. Explain the interdependent roles of nursing practice‚ nursing theory‚ and nursing research. .6.History and evolution of nursing theory
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this study‚ I would like to use ethnography. When compared to other qualitative methods like ;phenomenology or grounded theory‚ethnography is a systematic approach‚which includes observing‚detailing‚describing‚and analyzing the patterns of culture(Leininger‚1985).The key feature of ethnography as a qualitative research methodology is that‚ it involves long term study of a
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Journal of Health Psychology http://hpq.sagepub.com/ What is Good Qualitative Research?: A First Step towards a Comprehensive Approach to Judging Rigour/Quality Jane Meyrick J Health Psychol 2006 11: 799 DOI: 10.1177/1359105306066643 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/11/5/799 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Journal of Health Psychology can be found at: Email Alerts: http://hpq.sagepub
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References: Finklelman‚ A. (2013). Professional Nursing Concepts. Burlington‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett. George‚ J. B. (2011). Nursing theories: The base for professional nursing practice (6 ed.). Upper Sadle River: Pearson. Leininger‚ M. (1991). A theory of nursing: Systems‚ concepts‚ process. New york: Wiley. Orem‚ D. E. (1985). Notes on nursing: What it is and what it is no. New York: Dover. Peplau‚ H. (1952). Nursing science: Major paradigms‚ theories‚ and critiques. . Philadelphia:
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literature was commonly a realistic approach to life. “Puritanism as a historical phenomenon and as a living presence in American life has enriched American literature in ways far too numerous to detail here.” (G. Perkins B. Perkins Phillip Leininger 888) Puritanism is a collection of many different religious and political beliefs. Common styles of Puritan writing are protestant‚ Calvinist‚ purposiveness‚ and the writings also directly reflected the character of the readers who were literate
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