quality of patient service and also to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the health care (Betancourt‚ et al.‚ 2005: 499-505). Nursing staff that is culturally competent has got the ability to understand cultural differences. They are “sensitive to issues related to culture‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender and sexual orientation. Furthermore‚ culturally competent nurses have achieved efficacy in communication skills‚ cultural assessments‚ and knowledge acquisition related to health practices of different
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the most important is Separate Entity Concept. It is an accounting Concept which considers a business separately from it’s owner. For example‚ if you (a business owner) will purchase an asset for your personal use‚ that asset will not be the property of the business. So‚ that means that I should separately record all business transaction from it’s owner personal transactions. Overwise‚ there is possibility that the transactions will mix up. Also I have to say‚ that you can not draw funds from your
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Being Culturally Competent Letitia Batton Walden University Being Culturally Competent Counselors should have a sense of compassion and respect for people who are culturally different. As a social worker‚ it is easy to make diagnosis based on verbal and non-verbal presentation of our clients. Hays (2008) stated there are many factors to assess which include race‚ class‚ family structure‚ culture‚ relationships‚ religion‚ and generational/cultural influences. Based on the case study of Mrs.
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The Diverse Nature of Psychology The diverse nature of psychology as a discipline involves many different factors. With a degree in psychology at a graduate level there are many different avenues in which one can travel. There are four specialties of psychology that the American Psychological Association recognizes. There are many sub-fields or sub disciplines of psychology that are available to graduate students in psychology. In this document the different sub disciplines and subtopics
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"Introduction: Points of Origin‚ Points of Departure"‚ argues that the way one is perceived in society drastically changes their experience and advantage over others. Therefore‚ white women are often distinguished by their whiteness which gives them a more diverse racial experience (Frankenberg‚ 1993‚ pp. 1). With being white comes various additional components that set it apart from the other raced women of the world. Moreover‚ being a white woman automatically links them to a more favourable position of superiority
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Culturally Congruent Care Culturally congruent care is referred to care which is personalized to fit with the beliefs‚ values‚ traditions‚ practices and lifestyle of the patient. But in order to achieve culturally congruent care you must first be culturally competent. Clinical practitioners must be caring‚ ongoing‚ and trustworthy‚ educated and have confidence. Clinical practitioners must demonstrate care because if a patient perceives that the clinical practitioners are not caring then they
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American society is more diverse than ever before. There is significant increases in our country’s minority populations‚ and this trend will likely to continue. Diverse student learners include students from racially‚ ethnically‚ culturally‚ linguistically diverse families‚ communities of lower socioeconomic status‚ and students with disabilities. These best practices may be categorized into four broad bands of strategies to avoid the achievement gap in diverse leaners include: 1) demonstration
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My placement was set up at Northwest Middle School‚ Reading Pa. The makeup of the student community is extremely diverse on the RSD‚ with an 83% of Hispanic population. The socio-economic background of most students ranged from middle class to low income households. Inclusion was practiced throughout the school and was cause for some very interesting situations. This perspective was useful in my observation for the purpose of understanding students’ behavior and the different techniques that were
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Dorcas Kamau posted a new comment on the thread Lesson 1 Discussion for NURS612Z2 - Population Health (Spring 2016): Culturally Competent Communication: Advance practice nurses need to develop culturally competent communication skills in order to build a trusting relationship with culturally diverse patients. This is important in order to obtain valid health information and perform culture based physical assessment. Advanced cultural communication skills‚ knowledge and awareness will eliminate stereotyping
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The Diverse Nature of Psychology Lisa A. Duggar PSY/490 March 25‚ 2012 Dr. Austin Obika PhD.‚ LPC The Diverse Nature of Psychology The diverse nature of psychology is a complex phenomenon. Psychology is a large field encompassing many perspective‚ theories‚ and concepts. In this paper‚ the influence of diversity on psychology’s major concepts will be evaluated. A couple of sub-disciplines including their sub-topics will be identified
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