Diversity is about the recognition and valuing of difference in its broadest sense. It is about creating a working culture and practices that recognise, respect, value and harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and the individual (DH, 2003). This essay looks in particular the education and training of staff on diversity issues including the native British culture for overseas staff. It will identify practices and how it is being implemented in the form of training. It also looks at the cultural awareness of both locally and overseas trained nurses as well as the expectation of British nurses to overseas trained nurses. The education and training of staff on diversity issues will be explored throughout the essay and brought together towards the conclusion.
Papadopoulos, et al. (1998) suggested that the training programmes for diversity should begin on the exploration of staff’s own cultural values, belief and practices including their own prejudices (Papadopoulos, et al., 1998). This suggestion was incorporated by the Department of health’s equalities and diversity paper and made it as one of the guiding principles that underpins the development of staff’s competence on diversity issues encompassing cultural awareness, knowledge and sensitivity (DH, 2003). The National Health Service (NHS) and other healthcare organisations applied this principle on their diversity training with the aim to recognise cultural differences and individual’s beliefs and practices (Humphries, 2003). In the profession of caring Allen (2010) believes that in times of illness and when feeling vulnerable and confused, there is a tendency for patients to cling to their familiar surroundings, objects and rituals for comfort. By simply being ...
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Winkelmann-Gleed, A., Seeley, J. (2005) Strangers in a British World? Integration of international nurses British Journal of Nursing, 2005,Vol 14, No 18, 954-961
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Being culturally aware and knowledgeable is a must when working in any type of healthcare field. In our society today, we have an array of different cultures and making patients feel comfortable and at easy is our primary goal. Diversity training is something that is a must for each healthcare professional and should be the basis of our healthcare education.
In a study, Li writes, “Healthcare team performance may be hindered due to the different cultural backgrounds of the nurses” (2014, p. 316). A report mentions that the IENs have less confidence in providing culturally competent care to the patients of the different culture due to lack of understanding of health beliefs, values and behaviors of that culture (Lampley, 2008). For instance, in Philippines, most of the decisions are made by the doctors. Nurses just follow doctors’ order in decision making (Tregunno, et al., 2009). But in Canada nurses are required to be more assertive and actively involved in decision-making and have more responsibility and accountability regarding patient care. Further, Canada is a multicultural country and
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.
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This discussion board post is discussing cultural background of nurses and the delivery of nursing care. I will give my definition of diversity, and provide some benefits of having a diverse health care workforce. Then I will provide some barriers to having a diverse health care workforce. Lastly, I will describe how my diverse cultural background affects the care I provide.
“The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences.” (cite). Since a school nurse really has to encompass a diverse group of people and cultures, showing diversity is essential. One of the ways that the middle school
233). She studied anthropology and applied the research findings in nursing. Later, she developed the theory of “culture care diversity and universality” from her personal experience as a nurse and other factors that influenced such as ethnic conflicts, commuting, and technology changes. It is illustrated and described by the Sunrise four-level model, and it is labeled as “an enabler” (Masters, 2014, p. 69). The first level represents a “worldview”, the second level presents “knowledge concerning individuals and groups”, the third level includes “specific features of care in the system”, and the fourth level is “specific nursing care” (Masters, 2014, p. 69; Jarošová, 2014, p. 47). The main purpose of this theory is “to generate knowledge related to the nursing care of people who value their cultural heritage” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 233). The major concepts in this theory include: culture, culture care, and diversities and similarities and sub-concepts include care and caring, emic view (language expression, perceptions, beliefs, and practice), and etic view (universal language expressions beliefs and practices in regard to certain phenomena) (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 233). The base knowledge
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In order to provide a diverse healthcare environment, all employees in the healthcare system must understand the difference between culture and diversity. Naturally, culture and diversity mean the same thing. Culture, is certain behavioral characteristics that are learned and shared. Diversity is referred to a person who is of different racial background. Considering a population’s diversity and culture together helps establish culture in a healthcare
Cultural competence can be defined as using the ability of one’s awareness, attitude, knowledge and skill to effectively interact with a patient’s many cultural differences. Madeline Leininger, a pioneer on transcultural nursing describes it this way; “a formal area of study and practice focused on comparative human-care differences and similarities of the beliefs, values and patterned lifeways of cultures to provide culturally congruent, meaningful, and beneficial health care to people” (Barker, 2009, p. 498). The importance of cultural diversity in healthcare allows for the delivery of appropriate cultural autonomy. Showing respect for others will lead to trust between nurse and patient which in turn improves healing and health.
Explain who the patient is (Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Age/ Generations, Socioeconomic Status, Language, and Religion) and describe a situation in which a nursing professional must navigate an encounter that is affected by his/her own biases.
This assignment will look at the impact of culture in professional practice and how it will affect patients and their needs in nursing. ‘Culture’ refers to the ways in which people in a given society live together and how they communicate with each other (Hendry,2008). The aspects of culture this assignment will look at are religion, language and gender and how nurses develop cultural competency and cultural sensitivity towards their patients.
There are eight reasons that transcultural nursing has become a necessary framework for the care we
for nurses to be aware of the diverse needs of many differing cultures. Learning and