Culture And Diversity : The Clinical Case Is Not A Minority

The United States is a nation of immigrants; they have virtually every culture of the world within its borders. Due to this reason, there must be a certain level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly due to its richness of unique characteristics. I will provide an overview on how heredity, culture, and environment can influence behavior in the medical office. Furthermore, I will express my opinion about why a medical assistant,

Cultural diversity in the health care setting is increasing each year. Knowing how to care for patients of different religious and spiritual faiths is essential to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. The author of this paper will research three lesser-known religions; Taoism, Sikhism and Shamanism. Through this paper, she will provide a brief background on each of the three religions and present information regarding spiritual perspectives on healing, critical components of healing and health care considerations associated with each religion.

Cultural Diversity is the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society. Cultural Diversity is the changing of our growing health care multicultural world. A health care professional has to know the right ad the wrong things to do and say to certain people. A healthcare provider need to know which patients had what type of culture. Healthcare Providers and organizations consider cultural diversity as a big priority. Cultural diversity is religion, national origin, gender, and ethnicity. Some lee obvious manifestations are age, educational status, sexual orientation. Culture is the values, and beliefs, standards and language, thinking patterns shared by a group of people. Healthcare workers must be culturally competent

Understanding the hierarchy of the family is imperative in understanding the functions of the family unit. With some familiarity with the different cultures in a given community, a medical professional will be able to ascertain who the head of the household is. The head of the household differs from culture to culture, as such, “misunderstandings which include but are not limited to the involvement of the male in all aspects of health care

Cultural competency is important when caring for patients whose culture is different than yours. A person’s background, upbringing, and set of beliefs shape the way they interact with healthcare personnel, guide the way they ask for and receive help, and play a role in their understanding and approach to their health. It is important to understand where the patient is coming from so that they can get the most out of their health care experience and ultimately have “improved health outcomes” (Brannon 2009, p. 4). This concept is especially important nowadays not only because the demographics of the United States is continually changing, but also due to the fact that these diverse groups tend to “maintain their cultural uniqueness” as opposed

The term culture has a very broad definition that encompasses the values, beliefs, customs, religions, behaviors, traditions and the collective attitudes of a group of people (Williamson & Harrison, 2010). In 1971, Canada was one of the first countries in the world to adopt multiculturalism as a national policy (Government of Canada, 2012). Since then, Canadians have prided themselves on being accepting of cultural diversity and recognizing equal rights for all citizens, regardless of country of origin (Government of Canada, 2012). However, cultural diversity presents challenges for the health care system as people of various cultures have different expectations and requirements of healthcare (De Miao & Kemp, 2010). This is not an issue that is unique to Canada, but one that extends to all countries which encourage multiculturalism. Indeed it has been found that immigrants often experience declining health and dissatisfactory medical care compared to the native population due to issues in language, accessibility, social support, and familiarity with the health care system (Pollock, Newbold, Lafrenière & Edge, 2012; De Miao & Kemp, 2010). Therefore, there is an increased emphasis for nurses and other health care professionals to develop cultural competence. As I will show in this paper, working in a culturally diverse society requires nurses to adapt their caring strategies to cater to the cultural needs of their patients. I will then expand on how my own personal experiences

Example: During my shift, I attended to people of various cultures. One of my patients is Hispanic. She was given an option of using an interpreter and she requested for an interpreter. I checked blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and oxygen saturation level. In addition, I did urine dip for some patients. Some of the ways to develop cultural competence are to know that culture is dynamic, become aware of culture in others, especially among client groups you serve, and develop the ability to work within others’ cultural context, free from ethnocentric judgments (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 2014, p. 128).

African-centered psychology strives to address issues of race and culture within clinical psychology, with the goal of providing the best and most appropriate mental health care for African-American individuals. While traditional clinical psychology relies upon the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to define mental illnesses, African-centered psychology more broadly states that psychopathology is not solely “individual intra-psychic malfunction but includes a larger context of social and political descent” (Kwate, 2005). Specifically, Daudi Azibo has proposed his own psychiatric nosology that is tailored to the African-American in relation to traditional African values, looking beyond the Eurocentric bias.

Some people may not consider Cultural Diversity as a necessity for their careers or daily life, but it’s crucial to be able to identify and implement cultural competence and understanding. As a nurse, the need for Cultural competence is almost to be used as second nature. Being able to be empathetic and understanding is one of the several qualities in working in a health care field. Sometimes personalities, cultural and moral differences could effect the nurse’s care for the patient. Diversity is defined as the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization (Merriam-Webster, 2014).

There are many factors that influence the treatment outcomes of individuals experiencing bipolar disorder. Demographic variables such as gender, socioeconomic status, and ex-offender status may have an impact on an individual’s overall perspective towards mental health, thus affecting the willingness to seek treatment and overall outcomes. Recent research examined the relationship between gender differences and counseling outcomes and found both genders responded positively to psychotherapy (Watson & Nathan, 2008). Specifically, Watson & Nathan (2008) found no differences in gender on treatment outcomes between individual and group cognitive behavioral therapy amongst depressed clients. Men and women presented with symptoms of depression

Congress and the President had both identified the an issue with care of minority and ethnic populations.

After the death of two family members is when I realized there needed to be a change. My aunt and uncle both lived in Nigeria and they both died of preventable disease. As a result of these unfortunate incidents, I have made it my mission to improve the quality of health care individuals receive regardless of their ethnic origin or location. I have embarked on accomplishing this goal by beginning research over this topic. My research is over how race, ethnic origin, or geographic location impacts the quality and importance of healthcare. At University of Pennsylvania, I will not only continue this project, but I will also be able to expand on it because of the opportunities offered to me there.

Cultural diversity is expanding and becoming widely spread daily. According to IMO (IMO: Unequal treatment ,2002) the data on ethnic minorities including all (ages) to be part in getting quality health same as the people living in affluence. This discrimination between cultural differences in racial minorities must come to a stop as efforts are being made, though trying to get a clearer understanding of these cultural health patterns, an advancement in cultural competence, sensitivity to the differences in culture related to final decision and making choices and health care preferences. Thus it is important for nurses to do a thorough and detail comprehensive health assessment to a patient while identifying his/her race with a heritage assessment

One of the most important shifts that has occurred in the last generation of medical practice is that there has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of increasing sensitivity. This has been true on the part of every member of a medical team: They are now aware of the importance of understanding the culture of every patient, including the ways in which their cultural beliefs and practices incorporate their spiritual or religious beliefs or practices. Nurses are tasked and are very much up to the task as one of the most important medical professionals to ensure that these vital aspects of patient care are attended to (DeSantis, 1991).

At the beginning of the Fall 2017 Semester, the class of Multicultural Clinical Experience (ED1320) was handed a syllabus and within the syllabus was the objectives of this course. The goals were to understand the roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers, observe a classroom setting for 15 hours, understand how poverty, social economic status (SES) and other cultural factors affect learning, and decide whether education is a good fit for one. This course did an excellent job of achieving each one of the goals through class discussion, guest speakers, homework assignments, and much more. Throughout the course, I learned very much about the role of the teacher and how important and crucial the education field is. Teachers are needed in the world, excellent teachers who care for students are needed in the world.