Running Head: FAITH DIVERSITY Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University: HLT 310V June 3‚ 2012 Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive look at the following faiths: Buddhism‚ Judaism‚ Baha’i‚ and Christianity. The reader will find that Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion that focuses on the mind as being the creator of illness and health. The reader will also find that Judaism‚ Baha’i‚ and Christianity are all religions that believe in one God‚
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions. The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative analysis of two faith philosophies towards providing health care‚ one being the Christian perspective. For the second faith‚ choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from:
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Given that diversity thrives‚ the project of understanding each other is both terrifying and important. It is a journey never finished‚ because the process and the end points change constantly. We live in a world that feeds from communication. We can’t get from point A to point B without communicating but when cultural differences come into play it can be a bit difficult. I will be discussing three theories that I relate to everyday at work and at home. Understanding culture‚ communicating and cultural
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RANZCP (2009) hold the view that health professionals under the mental health institutions must always respect the vast diversity of patient’s backgrounds as treatment at times greatly depends on the cultural wellbeing of the patient. Kirmayer‚ Cecile Rousseau‚ & Peter Menzie (2012) outlines guidelines on social safety encourages nurses to recognize the presence of cultural bias in their work hence it is critical to consider self-reflection skills in their work. Considering social security has the
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University HLT-310V September 19‚ 2013 Abstract As a heath care provider it is important to assess our patient’s faith. To a lot of people faith and spirituality play a large part in their overall health and healing. Health care providers cannot be expected to know about every kind of faith in the world but assessing and talking with patients regarding their personal beliefs will help with understanding more about patients and their view
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of health and wellbeing. Different religion has their own beliefs‚ customs and perspectives to guide their followers. As a health care personnel‚ nurses play an important role to assist their patients to meet their spiritual and religious needs especially during crisis. Each religion has its own importance. It is impracticable to predict how one patient or family member may understand or apply their religious traditions in the health care settings. Thus‚ health care providers
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Below are four scenarios pertaining to cultural diversity. For this assignment‚ you will prepare a research paper that focuses on one of these scenarios‚ analyzing what happened‚ what the consequences either are or might be‚ and how the situation can be corrected and/or prevented in the future. These must be concrete suggestions that could actually be implemented rather than vague references or opinions. While the situations have been fictionalized‚ there have been actual situations that are very
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where a citizen has been attacked by a person with mental health complications. These people are stigmatised due to social prejudices‚ people with illness mentally‚ in many cases‚ they have seen themselves as inferior. The vast majority He has accepted the image that others have of them‚ being created upon themselves disastrous image‚
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step in creating cultural competence in a health care facility is to understand a little bit about the cultures of the patients being cared for. This paper will look at Italian and Chinese cultures to give a better understanding of what steps need to be taken to provide a positive health outcome for these patients in a facility in the United States. Areas of discussion include; demographics of the country‚ factors that impact the health of the countries people‚ each countries health system‚ as well
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Activity 2 Inventory of Cross-Cultural Sensitivity ©Kenneth Cushner‚ 1986 Purpose To complete a self-assessment instrument regarding your intercultural experiences. Instructions The following questionnaire asks you to rate your agreement or disagreement with a series of statements. Please respond honestly as there are no correct answers. You will find another copy of this in the last section of the workbook that you can complete at a later time. You can compare your responses
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