culturally competent care should be offered to all patients. Many health care providers need a clear understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds. The United States is increasing with diversity. It is important for policy makers to create and deliver culturally competent services. Creating culturally competent services can improve health outcomes and quality of care. Public support is often the crucial factor in bringing policy changes in the community. This paper will discuss cultural factors within
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have their religion‚ culture‚ and life choices. Delivering health advice and not knowing much about a patient’s cultural background will influence how the patient may perceive the nurses’ advice. The article that I did my research on was published in 2011‚ by Perez-Avila‚ Sobralske and Katz; the name of the article is “No Comprendo: Practice Considerations When Caring for Latinos With Limited English Proficiency in the United States Health Care System”. In the United States‚ Hispanics form the largest
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effective. Low health literacy‚ cultural barriers‚ and limited English proficiency have been coined the "triple threat" to effective health communication by The Joint Commission (Schyve‚ 2007). Forms of communication are important in everyday life but can be crucial in regards to health care. In communication the health care team must first understand where that patient is from to what and how they can address the situation to start the process. This is called cultural awareness. The health team members
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A Republican view on health care Government run health care is the first step towards a situation in which the government controls the citizen’s lives. It is this governmental control that must be reduced. Instead‚ it is time to give the individual his freedom back and let him decide his own health care option. The individual’s right to freedom is inalienable and deeply anchored in the US Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. However‚ if the state has the control over the citizen’s
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those differences and use them to shape treatments. Doing so will increase the satisfaction of care in the patient and ultimately lead to treatment plans that a patient will more likely follow because of that satisfaction. According to Potter and Perry‚ an individual’s worldview and decision-making process is guided by the individual’s culture. Many cultural aspects feed into individuals that affect what care can be given to the patient. Some of the traits a patient displays stem from his culture‚
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different cultural backgrounds other than your own. It is highly important to be informed of the many cultural differences that you will encounter throughout your career. The Japanese culture is a culture this paper will focus on. From the differences in health care‚ pre-natal care‚ diet during pregnancy and post-partum‚ belief and behavior during pregnancy and in childbirth‚ and role of the father. It will also discuss the role of the nurse as part of the health care team and in the care of the patient
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had been using herbal remedies that she had used previously in Mexico. Because of her misconceptions of American medicine and adherence to previous alternative remedies‚ the child’s health was put at risk. This example is one of many where varying cultures create barriers to a person’s wellbeing. Although many cultural barriers exist as an impediment to modern remedies of disease‚ there are ways healthcare workers can overcome these obstacles.
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Cultural competency is defined as a person having enough knowledge of cultural groups that are different from themselves to be able to interact with diverse groups and make them feel respected and understood (Harkreader‚ 2007). Nurses need to exhibit an attitude that values differences‚ and understand their own beliefs‚ before they can care and accept other cultures (Harkreader‚ 2007). Developing a plan to help meet the health care needs of transgender individuals could most likely be implemented
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People from different cultures have their own perspectives on health and disease. Some cultures believe in using traditional medicine‚ and some believe in the healing power of praying and herbal healing. People are often affected by their own cultural beliefs when it comes to overcoming diseases and how they can find the right cure. Sometimes‚ religion and cultural beliefs get in the way of receiving proper medical help. Greeks prefer to be treated by praying rather than by a medical professional
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THE THEORIES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS This essay is about the basic assumptions of the medical model of disease; it will mainly refer to Mildred Blaxter`s work on the lay notion of health. It will define health‚ illness and diseases; also it will discuss the types of diseases of the body system‚ the absence of diseases‚ the lay concepts of positive and negative aspect of health‚ and the holistic approach‚ the world health organisation state of health‚ the strength and weakness and how to prevent diseases
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