that are in harmony with an individual or group’s cultural beliefs‚ practices‚ and values. In the 1960’s she coined the term culturally congruent care‚ which is the primary goal of transcultural nursing practice. Culturally congruent care is possible when the following occurs within the nurse-client relationship (Leininger‚ 1981): Together the nurse and the client creatively design a new or different care lifestyle for the health or well-being of the client. This mode requires the use of both
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A Transcultural Case Study As the world’s multi-cultural population increases‚ the significance of transcultural nursing in healthcare is strongly evident. Health care professionals are challenged by the need to understand the various cultural factors that influence a person’s response to health and illness and must develop attitudes and skills that will help them behave in culturally appropriate ways (Walsh & DeJoseph‚ 2003). Transcultural nursing works as a formal education that equips nurses
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The Health Belief Model is one of the oldest‚ most used behavior theories we have today. It is very important in public health because it shows how people can take preventative measures to avoid getting certain diseases. The model shows what motivates people to change and adopt a healthy behavior. The Health Belief Model shows what gives people the self-efficacy‚ or confidence‚ to take preventative measures to lower their risk of getting a disease. By using different studies‚ it is shown how the
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Health Education Model for Smoking Cessation Smoking continues to be one of the largest preventable causes of death in the United States‚ and it is increasing among young females and adolescents. One in five will die from lung cancer‚ chronic obstructive lung disease‚ or heart disease. It should be the goal of all health care professionals to encourage smoking cessation to assist in reducing the number of smoke-related diseases and/or fatalities (Max‚ Hai-Yen‚ & Yangling‚ 2012). A Model for Health
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3 Times Health Belief Models Were Effective in Public Health Consumer habits are a primary factor that contributes to poor health. For issues such as smoking‚ obesity and unsafe sex practices‚ healthy personal behavior is critical for consumers. Healthy behavior has effectively alleviated or prevented the symptoms associated with many illnesses. [1] However‚ encouraging healthy habits among consumers can prove a challenge for medical professionals. The Health Belief Model‚ developed by social psychologist
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing Contemporary Issues in Nursing There are many contemporary nursing issues. This paper will look into Transcultural Nursing‚ one of the more important issues‚ especially in tri-state area. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000)‚ over 30% of the total population‚ or one out of every three persons in the United States (U.S.)‚ is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the U.S. has a significant
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The Health Belief Model helps to explain and predict health behaviors. Through two assessments‚ the person will attempt to take preventive measures to achieve their health behavior. The two assessments are the threat that the person feels towards that problem and the other is the weighing of the pros and cons in changing their behavior (Sarafino et al.‚ 2015‚ p. 133). The first assessment of perceived threat has three factors. These three factors influence the person’s perception of the threat and
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for public health‚ with environmental threats‚ cultural diversity and an ever aging population. The role of health promotion is as important as ever‚ within this assignment I will look at the issues we face and the techniques used to alter public perception and behaviour. One definition widely highlighted from the World Health Organisation states that health is ‘a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well being’ (WHO 1947). This definition encompasses the indicators of poor health but does
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The health Belief Model assumes that people are largely rational in thought and action‚ and take any action to prevent and change their health behavior. There are four perception serve as constructs of health belief model; they are perceived seriousness‚ perceived susceptibility‚ perceived benefits‚ and perceived barriers. Perceived seriousness is define as a belief the one’s has on the seriousness of the disease. For example the person might have beliefs that the disease would create difficulties
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Cultural awareness and respect for diverse cultural beliefs and values are an important step to becoming a culturally competent nurse. Although learning a broad view of one’s culture is important‚ every person is culturally unique; therefore‚ nurses must implement a transcultural assessment model when assessing a client. Completing individual assessments will prevent stereotyping and ensure patient-centered quality care. The purpose of this paper is to assess an adult from a culture different
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