Healthcare has proven to be a decisive and complex issue in this country and recently has been brought to the forefront of national attention. As our healthcare system has rapidly advanced it has put an emphasis on time and management of the ailment in hopes of improving efficiency. This focus on efficiency has seen society view healthcare in a robotic like nature and has proven to damaging as it has gotten rid of the bespoke type of healthcare which many cultures and individuals need to have a better opportunity at getting a better quality of treatment. This rise in a healthcare culture has seen many cultural groups as well as groups on the lower socio economic scale left behind in terms of the treatment and attention they are receiving from …show more content…
A pitfall in a healthcare system which lacks cultural competency would be one that fails to understand certain cultures dietary restrictions like the Jewish or Islamic cultures. Often times whether it be through cultural incapacity or just cultural blindness to those dietary laws many cultural groups like Jewish or Islamic can either find themselves facing broad generalizations or being stereotyped about those dietary restrictions. Many large cultural groups have sub groups which may have more or less dietary restrictions and a system that does not recognize that fails the patient in many ways. First by making broad generalizations or stereotyping cultures healthcare providers fail to create an atmosphere of understanding which damages their ability to create an effective way of communicating potentially vital information. Second by being culturally incompetent the options of treating certain cultures health problems can be restrictive and unrealistic as well. These pitfalls alone show why the importance of cultural competency when working with a diverse group of people as well as by embracing a more cultural competent system can help dispel long held notions about the healthcare system like how only certain groups can benefit from the system which in turn should get more people to use the
Cobb, Torry Grantham, DHSc, MPH,M.H.S., P.A.-C. (2010). STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING CULTURAL COMPETENT HEALTH CARE FOR HMONG AMERICANS. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 17(3), 79-83. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezp-01.lirn.net/docview/750318474?accountid=158556
Cultural competency is a very significant necessity in health care today and the lack of it in leadership and in the health workforce, is quite pressing. The lack of cultural competency can bring about dire consequences such as racial and ethnic disparities in health care. It may not be the sole reason for these disparities, but it certainly places a significant role. A patient and health care provider relationship is very significant and can make or break the quality of care that is given. The lack of cultural competency leads to poor communication which then leads to those of diverse backgrounds to feel either unheard or just plain misunderstood. As an East African
This essay will focus on outlining the fundamental principles of cultural diversity and how effective nursing interventions are used when providing an adequate amount of care for an individual from a culturally diverse background and how this may collide with the nursing therapeutic engagement. This essay will give the reader an insight upon culture whilst giving a significant explanation of cultural differences within a health setting. The patient’s real name will not be used and will be referred to as Mr. X. This is in line with the Nursing and midwifery Council 2008 (NMC, 2008) requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
The term culture is defined as “the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups” (Potter & Perry, 2013). With the increase of culturally diverse populations in the United States, it is important for nurses to practice cultural competence. Cultural competence is the ability to acquire specific behaviors, skills, attitudes, and policies in a system that permits “effective work in a cross-cultural setting” (OMH, 2013). Being culturally competent is essential because nurses who acknowledges and respects a patient’s health beliefs and practices are more likely to have positive health outcomes (OMH, 2012). Every culture has certain views and attitudes concerning health. The Jewish (also referred to as Jews), in particular, have intriguing health practices and beliefs that health care providers need to be aware of.
Culture as described by Brislin [1], as the totality of learned behaviors of people that emerges from their interpersonal interactions.
Research done from various sources, helped acknowledge how the needs of a specific culture and promoting culturally sensitive care is crucially important. Moreover, this research has also provided with the ability to self-reflect and realize how one’s own perceptions may or may not be similar to that of a client within the health care system. This scholarly assignment has based its coherent research information pertaining a specific cultural group, the Hebrew culture. The element discussed regarding this specific cultural group is the concerns and food preferences that the Hebrew culture greatly values as it plays a role within their practice and belief system. Furthermore, this assignment elaborates to discuss the importance
Going to a different country or area of the world can open up anybody’s eyes to see that culture makes a huge impact on the understanding and practices of healthcare that seem to be so common to other areas of the world. When a person lives in one country their whole life, that person may not realize how different the life they live is from someone in a foreign country. If a person is going to receive treatment from someone with a different cultural background, they should be expected to get treatment to respects their own culture. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences having such a diverse variety of students has their own cultural competency definition that states “effectively and comfortably communicate across cultures with patients of differing backgrounds, taking into account aspects of trust in order to adopt mutually acceptable objectives and measures”. In the book Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa by Katherine Dettwyler, the issue of culture and healthcare are greatly prevalent. Katherine Dettwyler herself goes to West Africa as an anthropologist and her horizons are broadened when during her research she comes in contact with how much culture has an impact on healthcare and everyday life.
Jean Giddens (2013) defines culture as “a pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values that can occur among those who speak a particular language, or live in a defined geographical region.” (Giddens, 2013). A person’s culture influences every aspect that person’s life. Beliefs affected by culture include how someone interacts within the family, how to raise children, the types of foods eaten, the style of clothes chosen, which religion is practiced, and the style of communication (including verbal, and body language, slang used etc.) (Giddens, 2013). In addition to these beliefs, health care practices are also affected by culture. The cause
An individual’s culture and belief may significantly impact the type of services they require. In addition, it may affect the time, place, and method in the delivery of health care
Cultural competence as defined by the American Medical Association acknowledges the responsibility of healthcare providers to understand and appreciate differences that exist in other cultures (as cited by McCorry & Mason, 2011). Moreover, it is the healthcare provider’s responsibility to not only become knowledgeable of other cultural differences, but to assess and adapt their skills to meet the needs of those patients (McCorry & Mason, 2011). Culturally competent healthcare providers recognize and incorporate cultural diversity, awareness, and sensitivity into the total care of a patient (Matzo & Sherman, 2015). Mr. L. is a Chinese-American man and it appears his culture is influencing his end of life (EOL) experience. It is essential
Minnesota is a state with a rich, diverse, and evolving cultural landscape. In the past two decades, Minnesota has seen a significant increase in the number of children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Each of these communities is unique in their culture, values, and perceptions of child development and disabilities. A growing body of research reveals that significant health disparities exist across racial groups in early screening, identification, and diagnosis of developmental delays (CDC, 2014; Mandell et al, 2002; Shattuck et al, 2009; Zuckerman et al., 2014).
“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” George Orwell For the past 200,000 years, the human race has collectively strived to create a utopia. From Russia to the United States of America, various planned cities have been created for the sole purpose of living the highest quality of life possible. Over thousands of years and attempts, we remain in square one.
Cultural competence like so many other social constructs has been defined in various ways. One particular definition as determined by the Office of Minority Health states cultural competence is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that are systematically exercised by health care professionals which enables the ability to effectively work among and within cross-cultural situations (Harris, 2010). Betancourt (2005) implied cultural competence is starting to be seen as a real strategy to help with improving healthcare quality and eliminating the injustices pertaining to healthcare delivery and healthcare access. This appeal is gaining favor from healthcare policy makers, providers, insurers and
The changing definitions of diversity affected healthcare management through opening the window of hiring all employees of different nationalities, gender and educational status. In the past it was a cliché of men being physicians and women playing the role of nurses. That cliché has phased out and now there are just as many female physicians and male nurses along with many from different cultural backgrounds. The delivery of healthcare services has gained diversity through embracing different medical practices from other cultures and medical technology developed through different influences from those for diagnostic to performing procedures. “Encouraging diversity linksclosely with seeking to shape or redefine an institution's culture.
Introduction Health care service is a basic commodity that it is required by all the people within the society. Thus, it is the role of various stakeholders within the health sector to ensure that all the individuals access quality and affordable services. However, it has not been easy for all the people within the society especially the minority groups to access health services equally like the other groups around the globe. The minorities are the people who are perceived to have low influence on the matters affecting the affairs of their current society. For instance, in the United States, the minorities comprise of the Blacks, Latinos, foreigners as well as the people with disabilities and low-income earners.