patterns of thought and behavior s that are passed from generation to generation”. Our culture plays an important way in the makeup of our thinking‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ acting‚ and our values. Culture can also be the way other groups‚ outside of what society perceives as the “norm” such as‚ gays‚ lesbians‚ spiritual or religious groups‚ and transgender experiences the world around them. We currently live in a world that I is one big melting pot‚ made up of several diverse groups. Cultural diversity
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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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A Summary of Benner’s Findings Regarding Nurses’ Skill Acquisition In 1984‚ Patricia E. Benner published the finding from a study aimed at identifying what nurses do and how they develop. She went to the clinical setting and asked practicing nurses to describe specific cases or situations they had encountered which stood out in their memories. These experiences were called exemplars or paradigm cases because they changed the perceptions of the nurse. In comparing the reported exemplar’s‚ Benner
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Culturally Competent Nursing Care 1. Culturally Competent Nursing Care Culturally Competent Nursing Care 2. Often‚ I have heard the United States referred to as the “melting pot” due to its wide variation of ethnicity. In July of 2007 the United States Census Bureau estimated the Caucasian / non Hispanic population at
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Culturally Competent Teachers Effect’s on Latino Students with Emotional Disturbance Gloria Page-Gooding Immaculata University Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the progress of Latino students with ED when assigned to culturally competent teachers in their school environment in addition to the other school supports they receive. For the purpose of this research; cultural competence is defined as the process through which teachers are trained in the following
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A four modes approach to ration health care Typically‚ modern health care systems are faced with the presence of conflicting policy goals‚ like managing the increasing health care costs and providing equal access to the health care that is needed (Cutler 2002). Therefore‚ the Dutch health care system moved over time from an etatist policy program to a market-oriented program. A process called rationing of health care is often applied to maintain health care costs. To date‚ health insurance is
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Section 1: The Issue of Concern Can Culturally Competent Curriculum Affect Students’ Perceived Self-Efficacy? According to Jack O ’Connell (cited in Mangaliman‚ 2007)‚ California state superintendent of public instruction and based on the 2007 Standardized Testing and Reporting program (STAR)‚ Santa Clara County has the best overall rating in the state with regard to standardized test scores. Though this may be true‚ African American and Latina/o students within this county remain at the
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Christopher’s actions when acting on impulse drives the plot of the story majorly. The first place we see Christopher’s actions drive the plot is when Christopher finds Wellington the poodle belonging to Mrs. Shears‚ his neighbor‚ dead on Mrs. Shear’s lawn with a garden fork through its side. Christopher touches the dog’s muzzle and observes that it is still warm. Automatically‚ he wonders who killed Wellington‚ and why. Acting on impulse‚ Christopher removed the garden fork and picked up Wellington
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Providing Culturally Competent Care to a Native American Patient Fundamentals & Medical Surgical Nursing April 13‚ 2012 Providing Culturally Competent Care to a Native American Patient Introduction When caring for a Native American patient‚ it is imperative that the nurse provide culturally competent care. In this scenario‚ there are two main dimensions along which cultural tensions between the patient and the nurse can arise. The first pertains to the actual practices and values
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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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