Heritage Assessment M. J. F. Grand Canyon University March 5, 2015 NRS 429 Relative to health, cultural values form human behaviors and determine what people will do to preserve their health status, how they will care for themselves and others who get sick, and from whom and where they will find health care. While the diversity of the American people is one of our best assets in this country, it is also creating one of our greatest challenges; to provide health equity, which means to provide
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS429 June 13, 2014 Heritage Assessment The increasing population of immigrants in the United States has contributed to health disparities in the health care system. Cultural competence can remove health disparities by eliminating personal biases, and treating every person with respect. Simply recognizing and accepting different cultures is not enough, one must be able to consistently recognize and understand the differences in order to be culturally
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first developed the theory of addressing the needs of the whole person within their culture, heritage and traditions. Her book, Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, and Practice (1978), gave rise to an area of nursing practice that has become known as transcultural care. Nurses continue to develop tools to assess the nature of an individual’s culture, traditions and heritage. The Heritage Assessment Tool, developed by Rachel Spector (2000, figure 6-1), identifies language preference, family dynamic
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Family Heritage Assessment Stacey Bury, RN Grand Canyon University: Nursing 429V April 28, 2012 This paper will seek to understand 3 different cultures with utilization of the Heritage Assessment Tool. The purpose of the Heritage Asessment Tool in health promotion is to gain clarity on different cultures and their families. Increasing diversity of the United States (US) population is a reality in the 21st century. The Census 2000 indicates that one out of four persons in the US are non-Whites
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those members with the sense of belonging to the collective identity. A traditional method of maintaining, protecting, and restoring health requires the knowledge and understanding of health related resources from within a given person’s cultural heritage and community. These methods may be used instead of or along with modern
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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Heritage Assessment Jasmine J Kannamkulam Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V Family Centered Health Promotion 12/11/2011 Cultural heritage plays an important role in the life of every individual regardless of the place they live, food they prefer or language they speak. The cultural roots and traditions build the personality of the person and the cultural awareness helps them to identify themselves and relate it with the outside world. Culture is defined
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Heritage Assessment With the increase in diverse population in the United States, the nurses in America need to Know the importance of culture and heritage importance in health care. .People from different parts of world carry different cultures . Each culture overview health in different ways. Understanding the culture make it easy to provide quality health care to individuals and families. Every culture have their own health
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Heritage Assessment: Applying The Heritage Assessment Jake Freeman GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY: NRS - 429V 10/31/2011 Applying the heritage assessment can be useful with integration into the health care system. First impressions go along with the proper approach. If you look at it this way first impressions are important in every culture. With the plethora of cultures out there and each family shaped by these values and beliefs a good approach is always an informed one
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Running head: Heritage Assessment Heritage Assessment Caridad Doucet Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotions Melva Bost RN, MS August 26, 2012 Heritage Assessment The United States has become a multicultural country. Everywhere you look, you see a plethora of cultures that range from Hispanic and African to Asian and American Indian. The varied traditions and beliefs of a multicultural country impact how nurses implement patient-centered
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understand what the caregiver is saying? What is this person’s cultural background? What are the health beliefs of this person, what are their illness beliefs and practices? These questions are answered differently depending upon the person and their heritage. As healthcare providers it is important to have a broad knowledge base in regards to different cultures and people’s practices to deliver effective health care. In 2006, the population of the United States surpassed 300 million. The largest and
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