(Bainbridge, McCalman, Clifford & Tsey, 2015) state that cultural competency is the “key to reducing inequalities in healthcare access and the quality and effectiveness of care received”. Cultural competence refers to “behaviours, attitudes, and policies” that consistently guide health care systems and workers to work effectively in cross cultural situations (Brusin, 2012). It expands into the idea and ability of workers in the healthcare system especially radiography to work and care for patients
there are four types of communication barriers; process, physical, semantic and psychosocial barriers (Eisenberg, 2010 cited in Lunenburg 2010). Psychosocial barriers often involve a psychological distance between individuals. In Alan’s case, the differences in values and thoughts with the nurses which lead up to anger and frustration influence how effective the communication is. As Alan is unable to place his thoughts together, a step in the communication cycle (Argyle 1972) is blocked because of
satisfactory record for implementing measures for preventive medicine, but it could use improvements in other areas. For example, chronic care in the United States is somewhat lacking. Chronic care refers to the ability to manage the care of those who face long term pre-existing chronic illnesses. The Commonwealth Fund conducted an experiment in which they tested the effectiveness of chronic care based on seven factors of chronic care management. The factors were patients with diabetes receiving
Human Resource Management in the healthcare system operates no different than in other industries. Its activities include recruitment and selection, training and development, appraisal, compensation and employee relations. However, what makes it special is that it entails strategic managerial activities geared at attracting, developing and maintaining a workforce with specialized skills who are critical to healthcare organizations meeting their service deliverables now and in the future. As the domestic
Advanced Directives Usage Who has the right to decide when to end life sustaining measures? Is it the individual, the health care provider, or the government? This has been an ongoing debate for many decades in the healthcare field. Advanced directives were suppose to be the simple solution to this dilemma. However, this simple solution has become very complicated and has evolved over the years. According to Watson et al. (2010) end-of-life care highlights the following issues: competency, persistent
3 dimensions of well-being, Physical, Mental and Social well-being. It is found that there are multiple indicators in assessing health and treatment outcomes. The determination of health-related quality of life of an individual is made against a cultural background that includes set of values, standards, customs, and traditions associated with a particular society. Culture is defined as learned behavior, which has been socially acquired; it is the shared and organized body of customs, skills,
patients, staff, and organizations. For example, organizational climate and culture can significantly impact nurse retention and intent to stay with a facility (Mrayyan, 2008). Also, emotional intelligence and the nature of change intertwine by showing how the use of emotional intelligence allows one to recognize and support emotions and feelings
(ethnic group from Southeast Asia) community’s perspectives on health, and how it affects their healthcare in relation to Western medicine. The study showed that Hmong individuals in general did not know the anatomy of the body and the functions of various organs, nor did many Western medical terms exist in their language to describe the physiology of the body. The study also found that the differences in understanding of health caused complex issues in the treatment of a Hmong patient. This study
class would most likely have a similar tastes and preferences. For example, working class may tend to see things in a more functional way such as prefer to eat filling meals whereas middle class may prefer more sophisticated food. This suggests that lower class individuals are more practically orientated and focus more on facts, whereas upper class tend to be more orientated to abstract
Another example of how a child’s family can influence the way that child learns and develops could be when an infant learns his or her first word. Two of the most common first words are “mama” or “dada” but how does the infant know which person to apply those words to? Well, many parents are often seen talking to their babies, pointing to themselves and saying “Say mama” or “Say dada” repeatedly. Eventually, the infant learns that “mama” or “dada” must be related to a specific person. These are just