I will be defining what cultural competence is and review my personal cultural competence assessment, with my score,. I will discuss my weakness and strength that were identified. In addition, I will discuss ways that individuals can improve their own cultural competency. Cultural competence is the awareness of the healthcare professional develops that enables them to be mindful of their own existence, sensation’s and thoughts and environment without allowing their own personal feelings to effect
Cultural Competency Models The nursing profession is one that requires interaction with people of various backgrounds ethnically, economically and socially. Therefore, it is importance to developing cultural competence to maintain a certain level of dignity and fairness while providing healthcare. Various models have been advanced to guide the graduate nurse in achieving cultural competence. First, is the Sunrise model advanced by Madeleine Leininger, it is based on an anthropologic assessment
For my cultural competency project I had India (Hindu). I found my research interesting because it was similar to what the majority of us believe in, but there was a few things that were a switch up. After my research when I hear the word “Hindu” I now instantly think Rama. Rama was named after the greatest saint of Hinduism, Ramakrishna. The most popular forms of worship in India today are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Braham is believed to be the creator, Vishnu to be the preserver and god of love
Cultural Competency and Vision-Culture Gap: How Cultural Competency Can Positively Affect Vision-Culture Gaps Alexis Howard Purdue University ABSTRACT "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." This popular quote simplifies the notion that without the support of the employees, strategic vision and planning fail. One of management's main functions is to develop effective, strategic business plans based on core values. These plans are then to be executed and supported by employees to expand brand
possibilities, development, and increased knowledge, there are also prominent concerns about the negative impacts such a powerful language has on local cultures. For English Language Teaching practitioners, much of the discussion about linguistic and cultural imperialism spins around the issue of whether language teaching should involve culture teaching. Teaching American or British culture in ELT, in our case, is essential; it helps form
Diversity is a double edged sword. Since diversity is all about differences, often this leads to mankind abusing each other’s differences in opinions, colour and race. This has spawned numerous conflicts, oppressions, genocides and civil wars which became deadly poison to many supreme empires; for example, the Great Roman Empire. However as quoted from August Strindberg, “There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.” From the various collaborative diminutive cells that make
transmitted symbols, consists the distinctive achievements of human groups, including their embodiment in artifact. The essential core of culture consists of traditional (i.e. historically derived and selected ideas and especially their attached values, cultural systems may on one hand be considered as products of action, on the other hand as conditional elements of future action. In
According to Cultural Survival, an international Nongovernmental Organisation based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A, there are 370 million Indigenous people belonging to 5000 Different groups in 90 countries who speak about 4000 languages. Some of these indigenous groups of people include the Arctic, the White Mountain Apache of Arizona, the Yanonami and the Tupi people of the Amazon, the Maasai in East Africa, the Bont people of Philippines to mention but a few. They face various daunting challenges
and history and their lands may extend across country borders. In this case, language, rather than borders, may be the more effective method of understanding and classifying cultural differences. In other situations, however, using language to define a culture may be quite ineffective for drawing conclusions about cultural similarities, especially when considering countries that were former European colonies. For example, the culture of Belize is very different from that of Australia, even though
evaluate life through the help of self-knowledge and wisdom. He believes in necessity of life evaluation for further improvements and betterment. The underlying principles of cultural studies has traces to Socrates’ statement. Cultural studies, as the theoretical and empirical analysis of culture, investigates the way cultural practices are related to various systems of power and social-phenomena. The field considers culture as a constantly interacting and changing sets of practices and processes