Category: Culture
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Safety Culture in the Healthcare Workplace
As healthcare systems become more complex, there are growing concerns about the safety of patients and healthcare workers. The two parties should be safe against injuries and infections that are likely to arise in a health facility setting. I have worked as a nurse in a local acute care hospital for nine years, and while…
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Nursing Competencies Examples
In a healthcare delivery, it is important for one to be aware of the cultural competence concept. Especially when it comes to patient care, that is, nursing. It implies the ability of medical personnel to take into account the patients racial characteristics, beliefs, cultural backgrounds, and principles. Such data may be accessible in hospital databases,…
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Cultural Proficiency in Healthcare Organizations
With the growing diversification of society, the concept of cultural competence and cultural proficiency attract more and more attention in almost all spheres of human activity. The healthcare system starts to focus on being culturally competent as well regardless of still existing multiple challenges that include the complexity of organizations, cultural and linguistic barriers, limited…
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Ethical Consideration and Cultural Awareness and in Medical Practice
Summary An ethically sensitive orientation in medical and nursing practice is the result of ethical norms established in the medical community. Medicine, as an institution that has developed over many centuries, must certainly evolve along with changing cultural norms. The link between culture and ethics is undeniable, and therefore therapies must take these new ethics…
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The Culture of an Open Attitude in Healthcare
Table of Contents Open attitude and cultural competence Relevance of an open attitude Emerging trends Understanding the patients culture Recommendations References Open attitude and cultural competence Apart from promoting the culture of learning and enhancing patient-nurse understanding, an open attitude plays a crucial role in the efficiency of care delivery. Being able to relate well…
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Language and Culture: Impact on Healthcare
Piacentini, T., ODonnell, C., Phipps, A., Jackson, I., & Stack, N. (2019). Moving beyond the language problem: Understanding the intersections of health, language, and immigration status in interpreter-mediated health encounters. Language and Intercultural Communication, 19(3), 256-271. Web. The study by Piacentini et al. (2019) explores how language influences on provision of healthcare to immigrants. The…
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Congenital Deafness and Deaf Culture
Addressing the aspects of deaf culture requires an understanding of the basics. Congenital deafness is when a person is born deaf, whereas genetic deafness refers to deafness that is genetically transmitted, which is relatively rare (Author 299). Congenital deafness is not necessarily genetic for instance, it can result from prenatal exposure to the rubella…
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Effects of Culture and Other Factors on a Health Care Setting
The cultural aspect of China that stood out for me is the belief that the bodys vital energy flows along channels that keep individuals emotional, psychological and physical health balanced. That notion is related to acupuncture offering clinical services to the Chinese. Acupuncture stimulates the central nervous system that releases natural chemicals into the brain…
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Understanding Cultural Background of a Patient
Family and cultural background are one of the most significant parts of a persons life, as their perception of the world forms out of certain biases that their origins give them. Therefore, certain medical conditions can be related to the cultural background, as in every place, a certain cultural background might cause various dangers to…
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Cultural Progress and the Evolution of Medicine
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion and Analysis Conclusion References Introduction Medicine has developed throughout the centuries, and the current level of medical science is dramatically different from the past decades. Treatment reflects the culture and the current status of the countrys development. It is connected both with technological progress and attitudes to personality, spirituality, and…