patients. Many health care providers need a clear understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds. The United States is increasing with diversity. It is important for policy makers to create and deliver culturally competent services. Creating culturally competent services can improve health outcomes and quality of care. Public support is often the crucial factor in bringing policy changes in the community. This paper will discuss cultural factors within health care policy and community involvement
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is cultural competence? What is culturally competent care? These are very important questions to consider. Nurses are exposed to diverse cultures constantly in today ’s society and need to be able to provide appropriate care while still respecting a patient ’s cultural background. Cultural competence in nurses is a combination of culturally congruent behaviors‚ practice attitudes‚ structures and policies that allow nurses to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. Cultural competence reflects
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important for nurses to understand their patients’ cultural background in order to provide culturally competent and compassionate care at the end of life. Culturally competent medical care for the dying patient by nurses and healthcare providers alike is a challenging task‚ especially when religious values‚ practices‚ and beliefs influence the treatment decisions for patients as the end of life nears. The purpose of this paper is to discover cultural practices among the Jewish community at the end of
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Excelsior College Introduction Cultural competence care is borrowed from the aspects of cultural competence in any other work or personal environment. Cultural competence refers to the aspect of developing awareness of the personal existence‚ thought‚ sensation as well as the environment‚ without letting this knowledge have any form of influence on other people’s backgrounds‚ thoughts and opinions (Murphy‚ 2011). This means that one has to respect the cultural aspects of those around them‚ by accepting
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Cultural Competence: Is it necessary? What is Cultural Competence? Many different definitions of cultural competence are out there‚ but probably the most widely accepted is the following: “Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors‚ knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and policies that come together in a system‚ organization‚ or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. “Culture” refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the
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Cultural Competence Care and Lack of Communication Swasti Lewis NUR/531 March 23‚ 2015 Instructor Annette Marget “Hola‚ coma esta‚ Me llamo Swasti Lewis‚ Yo soy enfermera por la noche”‚ this statement translates to‚ “hello‚ how are you? My name is Swasti Lewis‚ I will be your nurse for tonight”. Language‚ a beautiful notion in life defining people by their origins‚ culture and countries. Language means‚ “the words‚ their pronunciation‚ and the methods of combining them used and understood
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Cultural competence is defined as possessing the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate‚ respect‚ and work with individuals from different cultures. It is a concept that requires self-awareness‚ awareness and understanding of cultural differences‚ and the ability to adapt to clinical skills and practices as needed (London et al. 2003). In the Orthodox Jewish community‚ there are many strict cultural guidelines that the women must adhere to. Within the following paper I will provide examples
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Introduction Cultural competence in nursing refers to our ability to relate to patients within the context of their own cultural values (DeNisco & Barker‚ 2013). According to Purnell (2005)‚ one aspect of cultural competence is “demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the client’s culture‚ health-related needs and meaning of health and illness‚” (p. 8). Furthermore‚ cultural sensitivity means the nurse will avoid imposing one’s own beliefs or cultural norms of health or illness onto the patient
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Cultural competence in nursing is defined as the incorporation of personal cultural diversity experience‚ awareness‚ and sensitivity into everyday practice ( Schim & Dorenbos‚2010; Schim‚ Dorenbos‚ Benkert‚ & Miller‚ 2007). A nurse that is culturally competent will be able to gain the trust‚ understanding‚ and utmost respect of a patient that has a different cultural background or holds a different set of beliefs. Cultural competence is important now more than ever as the population grows and becomes
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