Working in healthcare you may come across individuals from all walks of life‚ we must have the knowledge and ability to care for these patients. Culturally competent practice builds trust and empowers the patient. (Pardasani‚ & Bandyopadhyay‚ 2014). In this discussion I am going to define cultural assessment. Then I will discuss three key components of a cultural assessment. Next I’ll identify five communication skills that facilitate culturally competent health care. A culture assessment is a process
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Factors affecting the time period of a pendulum Aim: To investigate the factors affecting the time period of a pendulum. Introduction: The time period of a pendulum is the time taken for the pendulum to swing from the first position‚ A‚ through positions B and C and back to position A again. [pic] Many factors can affect the time period of the pendulum. These factors are: length of string‚ angle from which the pendulum is dropped‚ the air resistance and the weight of the pendulum. In
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Introduction The topic of cross-cultural management is becoming increasingly popular. As more and more organizations expand globally‚ people from culturally diverse backgrounds have recognized the need to work together effectively by learning to be culturally sensitive. Although it appears that managing virtual teams is more complex than managing traditionally aligned teams‚ success of virtual teams in software fields would suggest otherwise. This paper focuses on the interactions of people
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Maria “Delmy” Cardoza ENG 100 02/13/13 MEMORIES FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT. “Let’s go up mom”! Says my 8 years old. Its spring time‚ a sunny day at my favorite place. Is a grassy land‚ with hills around‚ with an amazing view‚ where you can see the whole city‚ the ocean‚ the forest around and the hiden houses that you can’t see from the road; bushes cover the hills and there are a few trees. Families and most of them are old people who come out as the weather welcoming them to walk trough
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As well as the support throughout the essay‚ it explains how the crime rate in Chicago went up when prohibition in the 1920’s started and several different main events and people that caused the crime rate to increase. http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties The roaring twenties article on this website shows the different aspects during the roaring twenties such as cultural/racial differences; prohibition; flappers; and the jazz era. Although the website itself does not provide a lot of in
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Stereotypes of Past and Present Where do the stereotypes of today come from? Are they true? One of the most harmful misconceptions is the stereotype that African-Americans are all criminals. There is another‚ equally harmful stereotype that black men and women are uneducated. Lastly there are many stereotypes about the diets of African-Americans. Many of these stereotypes come from the same time as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There are often people who believe that black people are
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If someone is Christian‚ some of the things they do to praise the Lord most likely started with Aimee Semple McPherson in the 1920’s. McPherson was the first woman preacher in history. She toured the west coast preaching the Gospel to many people‚ gaining a great deal of followers. When she settled in Los Angeles to start her ministry her fame increased along with her profits. While her success was booming‚ she disappeared very unexpectedly and no one knows what really happened. After this incident
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The Progression of African Americans from 1865 to 1920 America has changed‚ as a whole‚ throughout this time period. There have been many different presidents‚ elections‚ wars and other world issues. These factors contribute to the drastic change in America and to the American people. African Americans have gone through many different changes other than those of the other races. With the end of the Civil War‚ African Americans went through a lot of change with the end of slavery. Throughout this
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workforce during WWI. Many things had changed after the war which led to many controversies and fighting for social equality with men. Some of these events are called: The first female Member of Parliament‚ The Persons Case and of course the Famous Five. During 1920 was a new era for the women in Canada. Hoping for educations‚ women’s and children’s working conditions and health. However reality had not measured up to women’s expectations. Which lead to a federal election allowing women to vote for
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MASSAGE THERAPY ’S EFFECT ON FUNCTIONALITY: Levels of Evidence This paper will present and outline four scholarly primary research articles and one systematic review all published in recent years and related to the topic of decreasing pain while improving functionality with massage therapy. The method of each study will be presented and the levels of evidence according to the published hierarchy‚ by Polit and Beck (2012). Lastly‚ I will provide a summary of the things that is known and
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