A major part of working in the healthcare system is building rapport quickly with a family and the patient. Sometimes staff only has minutes to build some type of rapport with a patient and their family‚ which can affect the therapeutic relationship for the remainder of that patient’s care. As we have discussed in our child life courses‚ before entering a room‚ the doctor/nurse/CLS/therapist/any staff member should prepare for contact and have at least a slight understanding of the family dynamic
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What is cultural competence in Healthcare? Cultural competence in healthcare is the ability for the healthcare systems to demonstrate cultural competence towards the patients with diverse values and behaviors. The process includes consideration of individual social‚ cultural and linguistic needs of patients for the effective cross cultural communication with their care providers. The goal of cultural competence in healthcare is to lessen health disparities and to provide optimal care to patients
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Cultural brokering is the act of bridging‚ linking or mediating between groups or persons of different cultural backgrounds for the purpose of reducing conflict or producing change (Spector‚ 2017). A cultural broker is defined as a go-between‚ one who advocates on behalf of another individual or group (Spector‚ 2017). As a nurse caring for the German population‚ we must possess knowledge of values and beliefs of cultural groups; an understanding of traditional and indigenous wellness and cultural
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Importance of Cultural Awareness Preparing for a career in the healthcare field sparks a need for one to have a sense of individual responsibility to be knowledgeable of cultural awareness. Knowledge of cultural awareness leads one to have the proper tools at one’s disposal in order for one to be better prepared in the healthcare field environment; where preventing bias and stereotype errors towards patients should be considered a top priority. Obtaining the proper knowledge of cultural awareness
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talk the "same" language. When the languages are different‚ and translation has to be used to communicate‚ the potential for misunderstandings increases. Stella Ting-Toomey describes three ways in which culture interferes with effective cross-cultural understanding. First is what she calls "cognitive constraints." These are the frames of reference or world views that provide a backdrop that all new information is compared to or inserted into. Second are "behavior constraints." Each culture
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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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Rationale With the specified barriers to healthcare and discussion of mental illnesses within clinics and traditional medical settings‚ the integration of mental health into the overall health care system becomes even more vital (Rios-Ellis‚ 2004). Care for most illnesses is commonly covered by private and public insurance but most insurance plans only provide a certain amount of coverage for treating mental illness. The separation that exists with respect to financing mental health care when equated
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America is comprised of a growing number of cultures‚ resulting in widespread diversity. Such diversity is a problem in healthcare. Mental health is a specific and complicated aspect of healthcare and when you must specialize care to specific culture‚ in magnifies the difficulty of treatment. Knowledge regarding different cultures can uncomplicate care. I work with a 72-year-old Hispanic patient from Puerto Rico. She is catholic‚ widowed‚ she has ten children and numerous grandchildren and
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Is Culture a “Golden Barrier?” Numerous studies have been conducted specifically on chimpanzees in order to determine whether culture exists in their species. Scientists argue about the existence of a cultural “golden barrier” between chimpanzees and humans. A golden barrier meaning the existence of a difference in chimpanzee and human culture. I believe that humans and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) both have the ability of cultural transmission‚ therefore both humans and chimpanzees have some sort
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Achebe’s novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ he uses the language barrier‚ cultural differences‚ and family bond to show the readers that communication is key in life to success. In this novel‚ the use of language barriers creates complications in their village‚ Umuofia. For instance‚ when American students have foreign professors sometimes it may be difficult to understand‚ but it’s not because they are
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