...Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion-The Heritage Assessment. Grand Canyon University NSR 429V Alice Verrett October 22, 2012 The heritage assessment is an inquiry tool to discover what was (past) and also help in defining what is (present) it does not show future but can aid a person to view roots-where and how came about and why certain beliefs are pertinent in or to the family and whether close or apart in distance. When the heritage assessment is utilized and the majority of the answers are positive responses can be an indicator showing a prediction that you most likely will mirror the established roles of tradition that family members before you portrayed and it is feasible that you probably would be influenced by opinions shared among family and repeat the actions of past family members regarding health issues and illness. (Spector 2000). I learned that the assessment can help as you become acquainted with various cultures it can help you learn about yourself and the patient as you become more sensitive to issues that the patient deals with on a sometimes daily basis. Each culture is different and the patient does not always be open for they may be reluctant to verbalize his feelings because sometimes this is perceived as a sign of weakness in the culture. In some cultures women are not allowed in the same room with men even if...
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...The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Presented by: Ibrahim M. Conteh; Ruby Proctor Garcia; Kathleen M. Parry; Joseph M. Schmerling; Jaime Ulloa Auditing Theory and Practice 0902 ACCT422 4021 Due: April 29, 2009 Table of Contents Page Number What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? 3 Why was SOX established? 4 When did SOX take effect? 5 What companies were affected and how? 6 What does SOX compliance require? 9 Conclusion 11 References 13 What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – its official name being “Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002” – is recognized to be the most significant U.S. federal disclosure and corporate governance legislation since the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), and, the provisions of the Act are significant enough that it is considered by many to be the most significant change to federal securities laws in the U.S. since the New Deal. It is best understood, however, not as a piece of legislation centered on a new concept of regulation, but as a process which mandated that many major reforms be implemented as soon as possible (in some cases, within 30 days) on the precise schedule specified by Congress. In that sense, the Enron and WorldCom debacles provided the impetus of public outrage that...
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...Running head: CULTURAL COMPETENCE Cultural Competence in Nursing Kerry Dempsey Grand Canyon University-Nsg 429 October 14, 2012 Cultural Competence in Nursing Understanding different cultures and backgrounds is an essential part of nursing. This country continues to grow and combine people from just about anywhere you could possibly think of and even some places that you would not think of. In the healthcare field emphasis is placed on being culturally competent for this reason. Being able to understand a patient’s ideas and beliefs and the patient to understand those of the United States will only help to improve the health of patients. The Author’s Heritage This author is bi-racial. Her mother is Anglo and her father is Hispanic American. In this day and age, the cultural traditions primarily from her father were not really carried on. In her household, healthcare practices were done like most of the people she knew. There was not much done for health maintenance in particular. Growing up this author did plenty of activities outside, her father participated in karate and her mother walked every day. This family ate at the dinner table every night with no attention paid to the nutritional values of the food on the table because most things were not processed. There was always some sort of meat, which her father may have killed depending on whether he was drawn that year or not. This family usually always had vegetables and some...
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...Holmes et al. Implementation Science 2012, 7:39 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/7/1/39 Implementation Science DEBATE Open Access Translating evidence into practice: the role of health research funders Bev Holmes*, Gayle Scarrow and Megan Schellenberg Abstract Background: A growing body of work on knowledge translation (KT) reveals significant gaps between what is known to improve health, and what is done to improve health. The literature and practice also suggest that KT has the potential to narrow those gaps, leading to more evidence-informed healthcare. In response, Canadian health research funders and agencies have made KT a priority. This article describes how one funding agency determined its KT role and in the process developed a model that other agencies could use when considering KT programs. Discussion: While ‘excellence’ is an important criterion by which to evaluate and fund health research, it alone does not ensure relevance to societal health priorities. There is increased demand for return on investments in health research in the form of societal and health system benefits. Canadian health research funding agencies are responding to these demands by emphasizing relevance as a funding criterion and supporting researchers and research users to use the evidence generated. Based on recommendations from the literature, an environmental scan, broad circulation of an iterative discussion paper, and an expert working group process, our agency developed...
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