Emerging Standards of Care Paper December 15, 2014 Donna Rose Nur/531 Emerging Standards of Care Paper A growing problem in the United States is the increase in health disparities amongst minorities regardless that the United States is a multicultural country. This problem is due to the poor quality and accessibility of health care services. As the population of diversity continues to grow rapidly so does the importance of cultural competence in healthcare. Cultural competence is a set
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Running head: HEALTH AND HERITAGE Health and heritage Health Promotion In Nursing Care Health and heritage Ever individual has a cultural heritage. Each culture views the world differently. Culture is an inherited characteristic and includes knowledge, beliefs, custom, skills, likes and dislikes. The fundamental role of cultural heritage is imitating, respecting the diversities and brings people together to face the future by informing perceiving and give importance to the understanding
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Veronica Hubbard NUR/405 June 25, 2012 Cindy Januale Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing is a specialty field of nursing which care is provided to people in the community setting. A community health nurse can provide care to children and the adult population. As a result of the economic depression, more people in the community are becoming jobless, homeless, low-income, and uninsured. So the need for community health nurses
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And Nursing Considerations As a nurse, one must expect to be faced with diverse situations. From teaching patients of varied educational backgrounds to explaining a difficult diagnosis, it is the place of the nurse to build a proper relationship and provide therapeutic communication to each person in the most effective manner possible. This paper first describes the fundamental elements of the communication process, and second, reviews the three levels of communication with nursing applications
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Communication and Therapeutic Relationships in Nursing/Midwifery A therapeutic relationship can be described as one that offers support and care without being judgemental and can provide trust and a feeling of safety from threatening situations(Mc Klindon et al1999). In contrast to a social relationship it differs greatly in that a therapeutic relationship consists of collaborated goals which are identified when the relationship is initiated and once these goals are fulfilled the relationship is
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Emerging Standards of Care NUR/531 August 18, 2014 Emerging Standards of Care According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013) “Cultural competency is one of the main ingredients in closing the disparities gap in health care. It’s the way patients and doctors can come together and talk about health concerns without cultural differences hindering the conversation, but enhancing it. Quite simply, health care services that are respectful of and responsive to the health
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conceptualizations of culture and cultural care among undergraduate nursing students. Overview of Quantitative Article Vandenberg & Kalischuk (2014) in their article titled, “Conceptualizations of culture and cultural care among undergraduate nursing students”, pursues the audience of their readers by giving insights into the culture and cultural care. These authors depict the reasons why these elements have significantly become necessary within the nursing and healthcare industry. According
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TANSCULTURAL NURSING SUBMITTED BY: HARUNA ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM, MSC. NURSING (1ST YEAR), GARDEN CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING. SUBMITTED ON: 13TH AUGUST, 2012 I. INTRODUCTION: In the health care delivery system, as in the society, nurses interact with people of similar as well as diverse backgrounds having different frames of references and varied preferences regarding their health and health needs. In the provision of care, nurses must acknowledge, respect and
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competency and delivery of care compared with registered nurses who have an associate’s degree. There is very compelling research that shows an association between better patient outcomes and baccalaureate prepared nursing care in the hospital setting. Competencies Clinical competency is the ability to use the knowledge and skills attained to effectively perform as a nurse. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing states that “…education enhances both clinical competency and care delivery” (Rosseter)
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Cultural Diversity 1 Running head: Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity In the autumn of 2006 the population of the United States exceeded 300 million people. Of those 300 million, approximately 98 million, or 33%, of them are a part of a minority group (Jarvis, 2008). This growing number can be attributed to the increase number of immigrants coming to the United States for the opportunity to have a better life for themselves and their families. It is predicted that by the year 2050
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