An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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Appendix A Part I Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings: Term | Definition | Diversity | The state of being diverse‚ different‚ or unlike. | Ethnocentrism | The tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all others. | Melting pot | Diverse racial or ethnic groups or both‚ forming a new creation‚ a new cultural entity. | Minority group | A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own
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Reference List: • Bowker‚ A.‚ D’Angelo‚ N. M.‚ Hicks‚ R.‚ & Wells‚ K. (2011). Treatments for Autistm: Parental Choices and Perceptions of Change. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders‚ 41‚ 1373-1382. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1164-y • Goin-Kochel‚ R. P.‚ Myers‚ B. J.‚ & Mackintosh‚ V. H. (2007). Parental reports on the use of treatments and therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ 1‚ 195–209. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2006.08.006 • Graff‚
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A Concept Analysis Abstract Palliative: A Concept Analysis Abstract Palliative: A Concept Analysis Purpose. The purpose of this analysis is to distinguish between palliative care and the hospice movement from which the concept of palliative care comes from. This study also identifies the distinguishing characteristics that surround modern palliative care. Methods. Data was collected from interviews‚ journals‚ online articles‚ and books involving palliative care. Findings. There has
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America is filled with diversity. Anywhere you travel within the fifty states that North America contains‚ you can find different types of cultures. Most people would find the diversity of cultures‚ as the foundation of America. There is no single culture‚ that can offer us a single set of moral values or normative. The diversities of America‚ consists of religious and moral viewpoints. A multicultural society recognizes the “cultural diversity to the extent that all cultures within a given region
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NURSING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY Barriers to Accessing Health Care Services. In this essay I am going to critically analyse diversity within the National Health Service (NHS. I will briefly focus on barriers to accessing health care services in relation to age‚ race‚ disability‚ gender and culture and sexual orientation. I will consider the barriers which have unintentionally been put into place within different health services for both service users and members of staff‚ and the measures that
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postmortem care: A phenomenological cohort study Abstract Death‚ regardless of cause‚ can be extremely difficult for surviving family members to accept. It can also‚ however‚ be a difficult experience for the nurse charged with care of the patient. As postmortem care entails so much more than simply removing tubing and readying the body of the deceased for transport to the morgue‚ it is hypothesized that the nurse who is educated in the provision of proper postmortem care will benefit
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General Format Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource‚ revised according to the 6th edition of the APA manual‚ offers examples for the general format of APA research papers‚ in-text citations‚ endnotes/footnotes‚ and the reference page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA. Contributors:Jodi Wagner‚ Elena Lawrick‚ Elizabeth Angeli‚ Kristen Moore‚ Michael Anderson
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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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NUR 2075 = Diversity in Health Care (3 credits): Focuses on variety of cultures‚ ethics and beliefs within the health care field. Students will learn the benefits of cultural sensitive and adapting to differences of others. Students will learn meaning of egocentricity and how it may affect one’s day to day operations. Rationale: Health care settings today tend to patients with various cultures‚ races and religions aspects. Students will benefit from recognizing differences and diversity that patient
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