Cultural Competence: Is it necessary? What is Cultural Competence? Many different definitions of cultural competence are out there‚ but probably the most widely accepted is the following: “Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors‚ knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and policies that come together in a system‚ organization‚ or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. “Culture” refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the
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open to you and describe why the importance of continuing professional development. Continuing professional development raises the standards of your skills set. To always be updating skills and developing knowledge and finding ways to do this is a positive attitude to take‚ to be successful at what you do and what will set you apart from the rest. In a school it is very important that it takes a keen interest in continuing professional development‚ it means its standards are likely to be high
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Culturally Competent Care Name: Kristin Jones Institution: Excelsior College Introduction Cultural competence care is borrowed from the aspects of cultural competence in any other work or personal environment. Cultural competence refers to the aspect of developing awareness of the personal existence‚ thought‚ sensation as well as the environment‚ without letting this knowledge have any form of influence on other people’s backgrounds‚ thoughts and opinions (Murphy‚ 2011). This means that one has
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Cultural Competence Care and Lack of Communication Swasti Lewis NUR/531 March 23‚ 2015 Instructor Annette Marget “Hola‚ coma esta‚ Me llamo Swasti Lewis‚ Yo soy enfermera por la noche”‚ this statement translates to‚ “hello‚ how are you? My name is Swasti Lewis‚ I will be your nurse for tonight”. Language‚ a beautiful notion in life defining people by their origins‚ culture and countries. Language means‚ “the words‚ their pronunciation‚ and the methods of combining them used and understood
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One-to-one communication occurs when one person speaks with or writes to another individual. This happens when a care professional meets with a person who has health worries or personal concerns‚ such as during a doctor–patient appointment for example. Lots of one- to-one communication also occurs when care professionals meet with and talk to each other or with the partners‚ relatives or friends of people receiving care. Communication in one-to-one situations is most effective when both parties
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Therefore‚ within the context of this assignment what does the preceding discussion mean? A professional nurse is not tardy. If this means a reorganization of activities to assure punctuality‚ it must be done. For example if one does not have a car‚ do not attempt to accomplish too many activities at different locations. Simply put‚ control what you can control. Make strategic choices. A professional nurse is prepared with the supplies necessary for the job. This requires pre-planning. Pack
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Competition vs competence Competition and competence‚ to extremely similar words‚ yet two entirely different connotations. In my perspective competence is substantial to be successful. If you don’t have competence in life‚ you have and are nothing. Since the very beginning people have been based on strength‚ speed and agility. However‚ that didn’t initially entitle that they were the most effective. Generation after generation of repetition and misconception proves that no one person is better
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Conflict Competence in the Workplace Craig E. Runde I s conflict inevitable in the workplace? If you are like most leaders‚ your answer will be “yes.” Once that threshold is crossed‚ the only issue left is whether conflict will lead to good or bad results. Most people view conflict as something negative to be avoided. When asked‚ they readily agree that this approach rarely works and usually leads to unproductive outcomes. So‚ what does it take to address conflict competently? Conflict
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or a professional person." While that definition of professionalism defines the word‚ it does little to help you to understand which qualities and characteristics are important‚ or how you can become a recognized professional in your life. There is much more to being a professional than simply acquiring the best training and skills. Becoming an expert in your field is only one part of earning the respect of clients and colleagues. A large part of achieving recognition as a professional has to
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professionalism. Professionalism‚ as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it‚ is the conduct‚ aim‚ or qualities that characterize a professional person. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the makeup of professionalism‚ most of these being common courtesy as human beings. Some of these factors include attitude and self-esteem‚ communication‚ leadership and professional ethics‚ and team-building. Attitude and self-esteem are big factors in everyday situations‚ but they are especially important
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