...legal ties (Potter & Perry, 2013). • Scope: The emphasis in nursing today is on providing family-centered care. Wherever nurses practice, they will work with families and observe family dynamics across the lifespan (Giddens, 2013). • Attributes: o Nuclear Family – consists of husband and wife (and perhaps one or more children). o Extended Family – includes relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins) in addition to the nuclear family. o Single-Parent Family – is formed when one parent leaves the nuclear family because of death, divorce, or desertion or when a single person decides to have or adopt a child. o Blended Family – is formed when parents bring unrelated children from prior adoptive or foster parenting relationships into a new, joint living situation. o Alternative Family – include multi-adult households, “skip generation” families (grandparents caring for grandchildren), communal groups with children, “non-families” (adults living alone), cohabitating partners, and homosexual couples. (Potter & Perry, 2013) • Context to Nursing: As we enter the professional world of nursing, we must obtain and use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for different concepts of nursing. The concept we chose to present on for the most important concept presentation was family. Family is definitely an important concept in relation to nursing, yet it’s not always the first thing we think of. To provide compassion and caring for your patients...
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...happy life in this universe. The responsibility of each one is to live as the creator wish to be and also let others to live contentedly in this planet. So all of us have their responsibilities to accomplish during this period. Beliefs and ethical values help us to attain our goal according to God’s desires. To work sincerely and with responsibility and with moral values with my nursing professions my goal. Personal Values It has four directions like physical compass and moral compass includes believes, vision, ideals, and proper presentation. Everybody is distinctive and is having their own individual standards and consider generally inborn since relationships and traditions. According to me this profession reflects on as a dignified line of work and serving for health and to improve the healing of someone as of emotional, bodily, or psychological reasons is deem as godly. This career assists me to lessen the misery of other people than as to get a work. I consider it as my liability to carry out my work faithfully along with sincerity. A noble nurse is some who is generous, caring and compassionate. Also I believe as the NURSE stands for Nobility, Usefulness, Responsible, Selfishlessness and Eligibility. Moral Values The moral values depends on responsibility, fairness and honesty, in every individual ., A moral compass is something which serves directly to a person’s sense of right or wrong based on morality or qualities . Morality depends on relationships...
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...equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people. Areas of legislation are ever changing but it is important to be able to identify current and relevant aspects of those which promote equality and value diversity. Every Child Matters 2003 and Children Act 2004. These were put in place to ensure that all organisations and agencies involved with children between birth and 19 years should work together to ensure that children have the support needed to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well - being. The acronym SHEEP can help you remember this: Stay safe Healthy Enjoy and achieve Economic well - being Positive contribution Following the Every Child Matters framework, the Children Act 2004 required that these recommendations become a legal requirement. The key aspect of the act was to overhaul child protection and children’s services in the U.K. Every child matters has been further developed through the publication of the Children’s Plan 2007 which sets out to improve educational outcomes for all children. Race Relations Act 1976 and 2000 The race relations act places a statutory duty on schools to promote race equality. It makes it against the law for a person to be discriminated against, whether directly or indirectly. Schools are expected to improve the educational achievements of all children and to promote equal opportunities and good relations between different racial groups. Schools...
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...Heritage Assessment Culture is a pattern of behavior and values shared by an ethnic group. Cultural heritage is a set of traditions within the culture that is hand down from the older generation to the younger generation within the family. These traditions influence the family’s decisions in relation to their diet, education, daily living activities, religious beliefs and practices and also health and illness beliefs. In this paper, the author will focus on the usefulness of applying a heritage assessment in evaluating the needs of a person as a whole. Three different cultures including authors will be discussed about the health maintenance, health promotion, and health restoration. The author will also evaluate health traditions which are based on her own other two families. The evaluation of different culture will reveal similarities and differences in traditions, which can help nurses to provide holistic approach towards care delivery to gain optimal health outcomes. Heritage assessment tool is a very good way in finding out patients’ cultural values and beliefs towards health maintenance, protection, and restoration for a nurse to take a holistic approach towards providing care and education to the patient. In summarizing what the author has learned from the Heritage Assessment Tool (HAT) is that, the author and her husband both were born in a Muslim country and lived there for the best part of their childhood. Her husband migrated to US when he was fifteen and the author...
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...This essay looks at how is how personal prejudice, cultural assumptions and structural power relations ignite oppression and discrimination. I have chosen to look at this in relation to poverty and race. This essay aims to define discrimination and oppression, and relate this to what is evident when talking about poverty and race and discuss the implications for the young people I work with. The literal meaning of discriminate is to identify a difference. When the term is used in a legal, moral or political sense it is generally used to refer to unfair discrimination, this refers to the process where a difference is identified and used to impose unfair treatment. Oppression is the outcome of unfair treatment. associated with discrimination has oppressive consequences for the people so affected. It is important to note the differences between anti/discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice are primarily semantic, rather than theoretical or ideological. What is paramount is that as care and social workers we all must tackle this issue head on, without fear of opening a can of worms. Poverty is an issue that has been talked about for many years in Scotland. Nethetheless, in despite severity of the situation, and regardless of the impact on our youth, and ultimately the future of our country. Even though legislation put in place to ensure the well being of our children, it can be argued that not enough is being done to tackle the issue. Poverty is an issue which raises...
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...In Zimbabwe we have our own cultural beliefs that have a negative impact on health, and there are possible ways we as a nation can do to prevent such to happen as far as our health side is concerned. We have many different cultures we believe in, hence we have our own traditions we do practice. The other two types of causation are social and natural. The social cause refers to human causality, which includes relations between living human beings. Quarrels and conflicts with other people may cause people to become sick. Natural or physical causation refers to the effects of insects, germs, natural substances, forces, or conditions, such as certain weather conditions. These are the illnesses that “just happen” or are part of the order of things, such as the death of a very old person or an affliction with readily recognizable symptoms and signs. In most cases nothing can really be done to remedy the natural causes. In order for this not to happen people must try by all means to avoid quarrels within families, because chronic stress might affect an individual hence one may die not knowing what have caused the illness. The traditional Shona healing practices are based upon various Shona cultural-religious beliefs. As Gunda notes, “Religious beliefs and values play a significant role in the health delivery systems of Zimbabwe. Health and healing practices are interrelated with traditional cultural beliefs. The traditional Shona believe that all around human nature lay broader...
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...Cultural diversities are common methods of society contains an amount of individuals who have shared information of ethics, morals, views, or actions. In culture, information can be a result in skills, attitudes, belief, unlike persons, or services. In cultural diversity, there is an intellect of conduct that has been well-read from involvements or designs approved through messages after one group to the following. Sub-Culture are groups in or lesser than a cultural group which takes individuals of a dissimilar cultural family, place of residence, faith, or new thinkable factors that can transport the group together. Ethnicity shows a big part in culture as of today. Ethnicity, or cultural individuality, mentions to connect in cultural groups. Culture groups are clear by common ethnic performs, such as holidays, languages, and customs. Individuals can part the similar ethnic group then have dissimilar ethnic groups. In this paper, personal issues will be discussed within cultural diversity, understanding of the concepts, and reflects on the American Counseling Association (ACA) and National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) codes of ethics. Cultural diversity is the cultural variety and cultural changes that are in the world, a culture, or an organization. It is also the presence of diverse people in a set or society. Cultural diversity (also known as multiculturalism) is a group of diverse individuals with consist of different cultures or societies...
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...Engage in Personal Development in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings Outcome 1: Understand what is required for competency in own work role 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role Duties and responsibilities of work role closely related to policies and procedures of the organisation, how the structures work and the |managers and the supervisors of work settings. However, a proper and timely induction programme would help to familiarise with health and safety, keeping up-to-date with changes to procedures and to practice, supporting children and young people with special educational needs, supporting bilingual children and young people and the protection of children and young people in health and social care setting. 1.2 Explain expectations about own work role...
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...and self-reliance (Knight, 1980). Although the Amish are very skeptical about technology, they have adapted to technology that helps them conduct their daily farming activities. Farming includes raising livestock, cultivating soil, and producing many crops throughout the year. Some Amish order’s carry on a diversified agricultural program. They follow a four-year crop rotation system, typically planting corn for two years, oats for one year, and a hay crop for the fourth year (Schwieder & Schwieder, 2009). In keeping with the philosophy of stewardship, few Amish farmers use commercial fertilizer; instead they use large amounts of manure because they feel this is a superior method and a more natural one. Many Amish orders have this belief about using commercial products on their farm because they believe it to be possibly harmful to the body upon consumption (Weaver- Zercher, 2005). Amish life is rooted in the soil, which creates somewhat of a burden to some Amish families that completely refuse to adapt. Farmland has increased over the years and cultivating soil by hand or animal drawn equipment makes it almost impossible to cultivate soil in a timely manner. Many Amish families had faced these problems before but they have emerged and allowed the use of tractors and other technology that helps to cultivate soil and produce crops. The Amish have a way of working things...
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...training and high level qualification. The knowledge gained and the ethical standards of those professionals in their practice. They were governed by professional bodies, adhering to high values and having professional autonomy. These professionals were held in high esteem by society as possessing specialised knowledge and skills, who were equipped to apply this knowledge and implement their skills in the interest of others. The concept of professionalism and having status of being a professional within the early year’s workforce has been a contentious issue. Early year workers were one of the many professions not recognised by society as being professional. Some say it is due to the lack of value society in general placed on the quality and standard of qualification they held in comparison to that of other professions working within early year’s settings; such as teachers or speech and language therapists who held degree led qualifications. Early year workers skills and knowledge were also undervalued which reflected in lower levels of pay with no prospect of moving up the career ladder. It could be said that low pay relates to poor quality of service, while others say it indicates the status of the job. Society portrayed the profession as a ‘woman’s job’ who were just ‘playing with the children’. It is believed that this gender inequality and low pay status was a contributing factor into why very few men entered into childcare. Over the last two decades the number of professions...
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...Impact of Societal Social Institutions on People These embody all the ideas and beliefs of members of the society about how they think their lives should be organized. Dominant ideas and beliefs are those usually of the ruling class or the rich and powerful and tend to be the ones people find legitimate. Minority and weaker beliefs are also apart of the social institution but are not felt to be legitimate by the majority of the society and so may be suppressed and alienated. These ideas are normally in competition with one another for supremacy. So how can ideas be the building block of an entire society. Each institution becomes tangible through social organizations. So religious beliefs of the Christian are made tangible through the church. The ideas and beliefs forming the institution become concrete in the society through social organisations which reflect how these ideas are held. In each institution there are values (ideas on how something should be ranked in society), norms (yardsticks and standards that have evolved on how we should act), statuses (assigned positions or locations), and roles (expectations of behaviour). They are then the fundamental building blocks of society and vary over time and are based on the ideals which the people of the society have on accomplishing the tasks of living together collectively The Family Nancie Solien defines the family as "group of people bound by that complex set of relationships known as kinship ties“. It is the basic unit within...
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... Community Health Nursing Reflection The role of the community health nurse in the participating family’s community is to focus on the health needs of the aggregate or group. Community health nursing refers to a systematic, comprehensive focus on wellness, health protection, and disease, and injury prevention for the population residing in a specific area. The nurse functions as advocate, case manager, consultant, health care provider, educator, and collaborator with other agencies for healthy outcomes of the entire community. Nurses involved in the health of a specific community such as the family participating will assess the members living in the demographic area, and monitor the environment for potential predisposing factors that may lead to illness. The conclusion of the community assessment by the nurse directs, which types of services required to maintain the health of the population. The nurse may determine that preventive health care will benefit the community, (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012). The initiation or campaign for infant and children vaccinations may be a priority in this community because the 30 to 50 age range of adults who may be childbearing. The community’s amenities for maintaining a healthy lifestyle are vast. Walking trails, bike paths, ice skating rink, and playing fields offer recreational activities that will appeal to most of the population. Informational sessions for health promotion and prevention of illness may encourage the population of...
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...THE AMISH The Amish are a society in North America that follow a very strict interpretation of the bible, and are devout Christians. They seek to be more in tune with familial values and religion versus anything else. How they live is quite different from Western culture. Though the Amish are technically a part of Western society, the two cultures are quite diverse. They have chosen to forsake most modern conveniences for a more traditional way of life. Their primary mode of subsistence is horticulturalists and agriculturalists, because they live off of everything hand grown, whether livestock or vegetables. In this paper, we will explore the way of life for the Amish: beliefs and values, gender relation, and social organization. The Amish religion requires them to abide by the rules of their bible, just like many other religions follow the rules of their bibles as well. The Amish culture originated in the early 1600’s in Bern, Switzerland, and southwestern region of Germany. The word "Amish" comes from the name of the man who formed the sect Jakob Ammann. “Amman maintained a stricter interpretation of Anabaptist doctrine and advocated foot washing and Meidung or the strict social avoidance (shunning) of the excommunicated unfaithful. When other Anabaptist leaders refused to agree to the strict interpretation of the Miedung, Amman forced a split, in about 1693, which resulted in the creation of the Amish”(Byers, 2008). Members of the Amish sect migrated to Pennsylvania...
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...believed in a much stricter allegiance to the total shunning of banished church members (Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World’s Cultures, 2004). As time has gone on the ways of the Amish people has continued to cause them to stand out. Some of the ways that they vary from the world around them are the plainness of clothing; religious beliefs, farming techniques, transportation choice of horse and buggy, education, and the lack of use of modern conveniences make this group stand out now and in the past (Crowley, 1978, pp. 249-264). The Amish are primarily an agricultural society who is ruled by church districts that make the decisions on what changes will be made in that districts way of life. By looking at the Amish way of life we will discuss gender relations, beliefs and values, and their social organization and see how these areas are impacted by their agricultural way of life. The men and women of the Amish community are known for their traditional family roles; the men or husbands are the “breadwinners” and the women or wives take care of the house and raise the children, by looking into these roles we will see the impact they have on the Amish way of life. The traditional way for making a living in the Amish community is farming. Although today...
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...specifically, what factors should be included when considering the parenting characteristics of a unique ethnic group and what implications might they have for schooling today. Theories Two of the modern theories that are concerned with cultural influences on human development are Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory and Ecological Systems Theory proposed by Urie Bronfenbrenner. First, Vygotsky’s theory defined culture as the values, beliefs, customs, and skills of a social group. His Sociocultural Theory focuses on how culture is transmitted to the next generation. According to Vygotsky, social interaction – in particular, cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society – is necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community’s culture (Rowe & Wertsch, 2002). Vygotsky believed that adults and more expert peers can help children master culturally meaningful activities. Communications between them could become part of children’s thinking. By internalizing the essential features of these dialogues, children will use the language within them to guide their own thought, actions and...
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