Cultural Diversity in the Medical Field Patient Relations Abstract The United States is a nation of immigrants; they have virtually every culture of the world within its borders. Due to this reason‚ there must be a certain level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly
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Cultural Identity Interview and Analysis Student Axia College of University of Phoenix INS 205 Introduction to World Cultures and Social Environments Instructor Date Cultural Identity Interview and Analysis An interview with a member of the Mexican American community was conducted on December 1st‚ 2007. This research will provide a summary of that interview; particularly‚ it will include a description of the rules‚ norms‚ traditions‚ and values of Mexican American culture. The research
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Media Reaction Paper Soc/315 Cultural Diversity The focus of this program will be to reach out to young people facing pre-existing obstacles and could yield immediate positive economic and social results. Employers will be providing job training‚ professional skills‚ and mentorship that could lead disadvantaged youth to continue their education‚ get valuable work experience‚ and make them feel valued and productive. Department of Youth and Community Development had already received
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Cultural diversity is an essential basic foundation in today’s society. Much of the daily tasks of an individual‚ involves some types of interactions with others of different ethnic groups and cultural background. In order for an organization to be successful‚ it must be able to have an open mindset and embrace diversity as a whole. Part of being able to recognize diversity and multiculturalism in a specific organization is reflected towards their Web site. Therefore‚ in order to understand and
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Media Reaction Assignment Joshua McCourt SOC/315 Cultural Diversity February 5‚ 2011 Nancy Cupp Article by LAUREN A.E. SCHUKER PHOENIX‚ Ariz.—The shooting of a law-enforcement officer in Arizona’s South Central Desert by people officials suspect are drug smugglers has fueled further disagreement over Arizona’s new immigration law. Proponents and critics of the legislation have used the crime‚ committed Friday by people who the Pinal County Sheriff’s office say may have gained illegal
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The DSM-5 developed an assessment‚ the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)‚ that reflects on the the individuals background‚ developmental experiences‚ and current social contexts when interviewing patients by communicating effectively. This interview builds a strong rapport for the patient and clinician (APA 2013). Similar to the CFI‚ the Biopsychosocial model focuses on the importance of a clinical relationship for accuracy in diagnosis and treatment (Engel GL 1977). Borrel-Carrio F et al (2004)
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Benefits Of Diversity in the workplace • Categorized as Business‚Miscellaneous Benefits Of Diversity in the workplace The acceptance of the term globalization all over the world has made the term ‘diversity’ quite prominent at workplaces. Apart from differences in race and gender‚ workplace diversity includes many other forms like age‚ ethnicity‚ physical attributes‚ educational background‚ sexual orientation‚ geographical location‚ income‚ marital status‚ parental status‚ spiritual practice‚
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learned rather than genetically inherited. Culture affects people’s perception of health and illness. In this post‚ I will define cultural diversity. As well as identify some benefits of a diverse workforce and barriers to diversity in the nursing profession. Furthermore‚ I will describe how my own diverse cultural background affects the nursing care I provide. Cultural diversity is when differences in race‚ ethnicity‚ language‚ nationality‚ and religion are represented within a community (Andrews & Boyle
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communication‚ and technological aspects‚ leads one to address the concept of cultural diversity or multiculturalism. Cultural diversity in the health-care system touches lives of many Americans in one way or another. No matter what our own cultural background is‚ when we go receive medical care‚ we may encounter a care giver who comes from a different cultural background than ours(Naylor 1997‚291).. In the concept of cultural diversity‚ it can be recognized that two terms are equally important. The first
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Running head: Cultural Diversity Changes in the Workplace Changing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Mary J. Shaw Altenburg‚ Missouri Abstract Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are laudable benchmarks‚ but making it a standard that all employees embrace requires an effective plan all will buy into. Factors such as the rising numbers of immigrants‚ mergers or joint ventures with companies in other countries‚ the rising use of temps and contract workers‚ and the increasing
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