Cultural Diversity in the Medical Field Patient Relations Abstract The United States is a nation of immigrants; they have virtually every culture of the world within its borders. Due to this reason‚ there must be a certain level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY: POLICY AND PRACTICE ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate equality and diversity policies between two companies and determine whether there are gaps between policies and practices in relation to recruitment and selection. The report entails case studies of two organisations namely Working Links (WL) and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). This report shows that there is a gap between policy and practice in both organisations‚
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Culture and Diversity assignment This assignment is going to focus and explore an incident that happened whilst the writer was on placement. My last placement was in the acute dementia ward with elderly mainly over sixty-fives. The majority of the patients were white British whilst females were more than males. The writer will concentrate more on issues around cultural diversity and competences during the placement. The ACCESS model of cultural competence which was invented by Narayanasamy (1998)
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constant and omnipresent light of diversity‚ from my early childhood in South America to my young adulthood in the United States. In my youth as a Venezuelan‚ I came in contact with many different people from many different cultures and identities‚ as Caracas had been a thriving city filled with immigrants from Europe‚ South America‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ the Caribbean‚ and North America. Diversity is a reality everywhere in the world‚ and the lack of diversity enables and perpetuates ignorance
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Task 1 There are many cultures that share similarities and differences in this world. Two cultures that are different in their traditions and rituals‚ though similar in their sexuality and beliefs are the Chinese and Filipino. Both cultures’ beliefs‚ sexualities‚ rituals‚ values‚ and traditions have changed over time due to the influence of other cultures and the media. The Chinese and Filipino celebrate different traditions that are held each year. Generally Chinese believe in Buddhism and the
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to adapt to the new environment and balance the relationships with others people from different races. The concept of cultural diversity has been formed throughout the long history with numerous international immigrants coming from different parts of the world and the typical countries for multicultural nations can be the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia and even New Zealand. This issue brings both advantages as well as disadvantages for the citizens who live in these countries and it also leads to
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Cultural Research - Mbuti Benjamin Williams ANT 101 – Intro to Cultural Anthropology Jason Gonzalez October 24th‚ 2011 Cultural Research - Mbuti Throughout history‚ from the beginning of mankind to present day‚ there have always been many different types of cultures. These cultures can define an entire race of people‚ or define a single village. These cultures can also define where a community will live‚ and what methods are used in their day-to-day survival. This paper will focus on one
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Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care November 01‚ 2010 Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care Health in all cultures is an important aspect of life. A person’s cultural background‚ religion and/or beliefs‚ greatly influences a person’s health and their response to medical care (Spector‚ 2004). These diverse cultures guide decisions made in daily life; what food eaten‚ living arrangements made‚ medications taken and medical advice listened to. A nurse must be knowledgeable and respectful of these
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OUTLINE Introduction Cultural Diversity 1. Defining Diversity and Its Values 2. Diversity and Globalization Employee Resource Groups at Ford Ford Diversity in the Marketplace Ford Dealers & Suppliers Conclusion .INTRODUCTION The rise of multinational companies and increased global diversification by even small companies has resulted in people of diverse backgrounds and cultures working together in the same office or for the same organization. Conflict in such situations
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Virtually every culture has some form of discrimination especially against those who are different. Discrimination still occurs around the world today. The wars in Iran‚ Iraq‚ and Partisan are perfect examples. Within every culture there are extremist groups that believe what they are doing is justified. Discrimination is defined as a negative behaviors or actions towards a group or individual. Most common types of discriminations are age‚ gender‚ race or ethnicity‚ disabilities‚ and religious
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