Cultural Competence Assessment Diana Sanchez NRSE 4570 The United States is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. In fact it is projrected that by the year 2020 only 53% of the U.S. population will be White of European Descent (Giger‚ 2013). This has a huge impact on nursing because the patient population we are serving is changing very rapidly and we need to adapt in order to provide culturally appropriate care. A culturally competent nurse is one that seeks knowledge and
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Socio Cultural Determinants that Affect Nutritional Status (of elderly above sixty years of age and children below five years of age) in Barangay Banga‚ Talisay‚ Batangas Introduction The effects of malnutrition on human performance‚ health and survival have been the subject of extensive research for several decades and studies show that malnutrition affects physical growth‚ morbidity‚ mortality‚ cognitive development‚ reproduction‚ and physical work capacity. Malnutrition is an underlying factor
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HOW MY CREATIVE THINKING IN NURSING CARE HELP ME SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH PATIENTS IN LONG TERM CARE When we have made a commitment to work with and develop nursing theory‚ it is important to keep in mind that this activity is crucial to establish scientific foundations in nursing. The first line of teaching and learning in nursing is based on linear thinking‚ arguing to promote the student’s vision of cause / effect when‚ for example‚ this is in the process of providing the patient with an anticoagulant
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Mexican American Health Barries For this week’s discussion board I choose to discuss Mexican Americans and the health‚ education‚ and employment barriers faced by Mexican Americans. The Mexican American population includes the largest percentage of illegal aliens within the United States (Giger‚ 2013). While not all Mexicans are illegal aliens there are many disparities experienced by many Mexicans due to their illegal status. The illegal status of many Mexicans bars them from legal employment
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University Press Hargie O‚ Dickson D and Tourish D (2004) Communication Skills for Effective Management. New York‚ Palgrave Macmillan Husband C and Hoffman E (2007) Transcultural health care practice: Transcultural Communication and Health Care Practice. Royal College of Nursing. http://www.rcn.org.uk/resources/transcultural/communication/index.php [20/11/2010] Knhnke E (2007) Body Language for Dummies. United Kingdom‚ John Wiley & Sons Ltd Le May A (2004) Building a rapport through non-verbal
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1990s‚ or recent works like Safety Zone and The Macau Days‚ most of the works included the idea of multiculturalism. His works developed from representing biculturalism in some of his Double Grounded Paintings‚ consists of painting series like Transcultural Works (1993-2006)‚ The Persian Paintings (2003-2004)‚ to symbolizing multiculturalism in recent paintings‚ The Macau Days (2012) and Safety Zone (2010-2012). Young reflected the idea of cultural synthesis
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Critical Thinking I. What is critical thinking? a. Combination of reasoned thinking‚ openness o alternatives‚ and ability to reflect and desire to seek truth. II. Critical thinkers ask questions. Inquiring minds what to know. a. What am I taking for granted b. Did I explore all points of view c. Do I understand the question d. What information do I need e. Do I need to report anything f. What complications should I anticipate
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References: Johnson‚ J.A & Stockpf‚ C.H (2010). Comparative Health Systems: Global Perspectives. Sadbury Jonesand Barlett Publishers. Leininger‚ M.M. (1976) Transcultural Healthcare Issues and Conditions. F.A Davis Co.: University of California.
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in pain after the pain killers stop working and just wait for the end. Ruth Benedict is an anthropologist ethicist who did not believe in transcultural or universal morals. Benedict more or less believed that cultures could not be evaluated as moral or immoral by an outside source and can not be evaluated by people who belong to the culture by transcultural standards either simply because she believed no such standard existed. Instead she believed that our reality is what and how we interpret the
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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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