Self Cultural Assessment Paper
Self-Cultural Assessment
Katelin Bresnahan
University of North Dakota
Self-Cultural Assessment
Introduction
Throughout the world there are many cultures that vary in customs, beliefs, languages and ideals. In order to provide the highest level of care it is important that those in the nursing profession are culturally competent. A key component in becoming culturally competent is self-awareness of one’s own culture. This paper contains a reflection of my own culture and will outline my family values, beliefs and traditions, my personal identity and values, and my diversity attitudes.
Family Values, Beliefs and Traditions All throughout my life I have taken great pride in being apart of a large Irish Catholic family. My maternal …show more content…
Now I am one of the happiest and confident people I know and that is something I am incredibly proud of. I know whom I am and am consistently growing as a person. While I am proud to be a feminist, it makes me slightly sad that there is even a need for feminism. Feminism is defined as “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” (UN Women, 2014). The fact that this equality is not present in 2015 and there are literally campaigns for feminism fighting for equality makes me disappointed in our …show more content…
In our most recent exam we learned about an acronym called C.R.A.S.H., which will be very beneficial to keep in mind while meeting those different than myself. The ‘c’ involves many aspects of communication including the understanding of language variations, appreciating the individuals, accurate interpretation of volume of speech as well as nonverbal cues. The ‘r’ stands for respecting all the differences in the culture and ‘a’ stands for being able to assess and affirm differences. The ‘s’ involves being self aware and sensitive to the other culture and the ‘h’ states that we should do all of this with humanity. Additionally is important to identify family roles and how they function as a
Katelin Bresnahan
University of North Dakota
Self-Cultural Assessment
Introduction
Throughout the world there are many cultures that vary in customs, beliefs, languages and ideals. In order to provide the highest level of care it is important that those in the nursing profession are culturally competent. A key component in becoming culturally competent is self-awareness of one’s own culture. This paper contains a reflection of my own culture and will outline my family values, beliefs and traditions, my personal identity and values, and my diversity attitudes.
Family Values, Beliefs and Traditions All throughout my life I have taken great pride in being apart of a large Irish Catholic family. My maternal …show more content…
Now I am one of the happiest and confident people I know and that is something I am incredibly proud of. I know whom I am and am consistently growing as a person. While I am proud to be a feminist, it makes me slightly sad that there is even a need for feminism. Feminism is defined as “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” (UN Women, 2014). The fact that this equality is not present in 2015 and there are literally campaigns for feminism fighting for equality makes me disappointed in our …show more content…
In our most recent exam we learned about an acronym called C.R.A.S.H., which will be very beneficial to keep in mind while meeting those different than myself. The ‘c’ involves many aspects of communication including the understanding of language variations, appreciating the individuals, accurate interpretation of volume of speech as well as nonverbal cues. The ‘r’ stands for respecting all the differences in the culture and ‘a’ stands for being able to assess and affirm differences. The ‘s’ involves being self aware and sensitive to the other culture and the ‘h’ states that we should do all of this with humanity. Additionally is important to identify family roles and how they function as a