Cultural Differences In Health And Social Care

1) Explain the difference between a for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare provider. Some of the more distinctive differences between the two is that, a for-profit healthcare provider can distribute their profits to whomever they want i.e. shareholders, and they do not get tax benefits like: being exempt from paying federal taxes. For-profit healthcare providers are typically owned by either private investors or could also be publicly owned, but regardless of who owns them, their main goal is to

affected by social and cultural differences. Socio-economic factors such as standard of living, economic infrastructure, diet, environmental disasters, war, sexual pervasiveness, disease etc all interconnect to affect the way in which they frame an individual’s experience of death and dying. The unequal distribution of resource throughout the world and the differing levels of food shortage, disease, war and natural disasters need to be taken into account when considering how health care workers can

A person’s view on health influences their behaviour in relation to health and illness (Berman et al., 2015 p 334). Identify two factors that can influence health and illness, and discuss why these are relevant to nursing practise and care provision. Many factors can have the ability to influence an individual’s view on health and the way they choose to deal with their wellbeing. Cultural beliefs and social factors such as socioeconomic status, which correlates with low levels of education, are

communities. “One Size Fits All? The discursive framing of cultural difference in the health professional accounts of providing cancer care to Aboriginal People” is the title of a Peer-Reviewed journal article written by authors Newman et al.,. The main aim of this journal is to address the gap between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals by taking a discourse approach to understanding how health professionals think and talk about the cancer care needs and experiences of Aboriginal Australians. Therefore

Cultural Assessment and Awareness In the profession of nursing you encounter patients from various cultural backgrounds. With the diversity of the populations in the United States nurses must become culturally competent. Nurses have to be culturally aware to be able to provide culturally competent care to their patients. Dr. Madeline Leininger created a model of Transcultural Nursing called the Sunrise Model. There is a case study that will be used for a cultural assessment to be performed with the

groups to preserve their own languages and cultural heritages while integrating into the Canadian culture (Minster of Justice, 1984). Despite that, constant barriers remain in immigrants’ experiences of acculturation. Newcomers who failed to acculturate into the host country may experience social exclusion, which could result in a reduction in their health statuses. Although recent immigrants are often healthier than the general Canadian population, their health status tend to converge to the Canadian-born

Social and cultural barriers are more common than you think in the healthcare field. Jessica tragic story showed how social, technical, and organizational complexity combines to create daunting communication barrier for the health providers, and administrators (Burns et al., 2012). Effective communication with patients is critical to the safety and quality of care. Barriers to this communication include differences in language, cultural differences, and low health literacy (Schyve, 2007). Language

Diversity and Cultural Competence in Family Therapy A therapist will face problems, issues and client troubles everyday. The professional must understand how their client relates to the world around them. These feelings and ideas affect how the client sees the problem and how they respond to their situation. Their actions, in turn, have bearing on individual thoughts, needs, and emotions. The therapist must be aware of the client's history, values, and culture in order to provide effective

Cultural Competence BY: Nardos, Carmen, and Mona Cultural Competence Is the ability to apply knowledge and skills needed to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to clients of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to overcome barriers and access resources promoting health and wellness (Pearson, p.1640,2015) Characteristics of Cultural Competence are Valuing Diversity Cultural Self-Assessment Cultural Awareness Cultural Knowledge Cultural Adaptability Valuing Diversity Diversity refers to an array

be a successful multi – cultural nation. However, on closer readings and lectures on NSB 017 Diversity and Health Cultural Safety Indigenous Perspectives subject in first semester, it is evident that there are many inequalities that exist in the country between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians (Ramsden, 2002). As an international student I found this subject to be extremely interesting and challenging. Learning the significance of cultural differences is an important aspect of