Cultural Awareness: Nursing Care of Iraqi Patients” is an article explaining cultural differences that are broadly scattered affecting military nurses care for Iraqi patients. Shortly after this issue developed‚ a study was constructed in means to find barriers between Iraqi patients and their nurses. By utilizing topical examination strategies‚ the data was analyzed and results showed significant cultural variations in communication‚ diet‚ and reference to orientation and dependency. Furthermore
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Abstract This is a paper about cultural awareness. It also emphasis how important it is in businesses. Why is it important? Communication is important in all relationships‚ to include business relationships. To show my knowledge‚ I was instructed to utilize the Kwintessential Language and Culture Specialist website and to answer questions provided by the professor. These questions are to identify which test were taken‚ my feelings about my scores‚ strengths‚ weaknesses‚ how to improve‚ and
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IMPORTANCES OF CULTURAL AWARENESS Cultural awareness‚ is the understanding of how a person’s culture informs their believes‚ assumptions‚ values and behaviour. Cultural awareness has major importances not only to a country but also its children. To start with‚ cultural awareness helps preserve the culture of the country‚ in that‚ the values and believes of the people‚ will be passed down through generations by the parents or elders to their children‚ who will in-turn do the same to their children
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gain an insight into the different cultures. Understanding a country ’s business culture is a vital factor in setting up a successful business and communicating effectively. Cross-cultural awareness is a challenge for every international business person. A lot of research has been done in the field of cross-cultural understanding and communication. The theories of many academics are and have been applied to business and management in our days. One of these researchers is Edward Hall. He differentiates
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Florida is a melting pot of people from all over the world. Many who come are looking for a new beginning in life bringing with “them their cultural experiences from their native countries.” (Gollnick‚ & Chinn‚ 2009‚ p. 46) Florida’s multicultural population often mingles and gets along well‚ “but this rich diversity has sometimes divided people along cultural‚ economic‚ religious and regional lines.” (Chang‚ 1998‚ p. 72) Nowhere else have these differences‚ as well as the similarities‚ been more
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Cultural self awareness is essential to human existence. It is not easy for us to understand other’s culture if we ourselves are not aware of our own. It is also important when we interact with other people from other culture. Every one of us has a different culture which can be based by our own daily experiences and also depends on how the society shaped us on how to behave and act appropriately. This essay states that culture‚ knowledge‚ experience and behaviour are associated within me and the
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Filipinos are very hospitable and give appropriate respect to anybody regardless of race‚ culture and belief. Inside their mixed society‚ anyone who has not seen Filipinos will be surprised how everyone differs from each other. Their looks‚ their cultural practices and beliefs show a truly diverse blend of people and customs. Because of this inconsistent homogeneity of race‚ the Filipinos naturally adapt and get influenced easily. They embraced the spirituality of the Spanish during the colonial period
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In nowadays modern‚ rushed world cultural diversity has grown widely. Globalization seems pervasive. There is a well seen difference between the value systems of rich and poor countries or people even. And so‚ value systems and the culture of a country are tightly connected. In order to be a good manager outside your ‘comfort zone’ - the country you are living in‚ with its culture‚ people‚ and all of it sides (that you are pretty acknowledged of)‚ you should be ready to go deeper in the new place’s
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Cultural awareness is one being aware of their personal attitudes‚ beliefs‚ biases‚ and behaviors that may influence the type of care they are able to render in an environment. One must be open minded and aware that their culture is not the only one that is "right". And that you cannot judge a patient based on their culture. Cultural competence is a set of attitudes‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ and policies that enable organizations and staff to work effectively in cross-cultural situations Cultural awareness
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ABSTRACT The cultural competence approach has grown significantly in the North American human service professions. The reliance of social workers on cultural awareness to block the influence of their own culture in the helping process entails three problematic and conflicting assumptions‚ namely‚ the notion of human being as cultural artifact‚ the use of self as a technique for transcending cultural bias‚ and the subject-object dichotomy as a defining structure of the worker-client relationship
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