...assessment Culture is defined as, “the behaviors and beliefs characteristics of a particular society, or ethnic group, which differentiate one society or ethnic group from another”. Heritage assessment is an important step which helps the health care professionals to be client-centered and cross-culturally competent. Cultural/heritage assessment will help health care providers to know the traditional health care methods used to protect, maintain, and restore health and give more personalized care. Cultural competency will help health care provider to respect the underlying personal and cultural values of clients. Nurses will be able to give more culturally competent care when they identify and use cultural norms, values, and time patterns in their interpretation of assessment information (Andrews & Boyle, 2008). There are different assessment tools to collect information about different cultures which help the health care provider to become culturally competent. The greater number of positive responses shows the person’s identification with his/her traditional heritage. Heritage assessment tools also helps nurses to identify own beliefs and attitudes and how it influence in providing care. This will help nurses to avoid judging and help to give more personalized care depend on the cultural background of her clients. Each culture has its own values and beliefs which help in defining health and illness for the particular ethnic group and subgroups. When taking Indian culture there are...
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...Health, Wellness, and Health Insurance SOC 402 Health, Wellness, and Health Insurance Health, wellness, and health insurance in the workplace has been under heated debate for years by both business owners and employees in our society. The privilege of having being in good health, maintaining that health, and having access to the health insurance to make all this possible has been extremely difficult for many Americans. In part due to the rising cost of health care and health care premiums and changes in the economy, health care is just not a luxury that many Americans have. The health and wellness of many Americans has declined over the last few decades as the availability of quality health insurance and health care has dwindled due to rising costs and other growing economic concerns. There are many social institutions that exist to provide individuals with services, subsidies, and other guidance in the always changing social culture that exists in the United States today. Many of these social institutions vary institution to institution in what services, subsidies, or other things that they have to offer society. A lot of this is dependent on geographic location, local and national economics, and contributions that help fund these valuable institutions. Some of these social institutions are in existence to provide welfare-based services such as food stamps or food closets, child welfare services or help with child care expenses, elderly assistance to help with housing, medical...
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...individuals function and interact with others on a daily basis.” The individual with this disorder could fluctuate between manic episodes or depression. To be characterized with bipolar disorder, the symptoms or mood changes have to be frequent and measurable. It can be difficult to diagnose bipolar disorder, because many of the symptoms can be linked to other disorders. Bipolar Disorder in Different Cultures “Bipolar disorder affects more than 1% of the world's population irrespective of nationality, ethnic origin, or socioeconomic status” (“Bipolar Disorder,” 2015, para. 1). Since this disorder can be diagnosed in any part of the world, the symptoms can differ from patient to patient based on their culture. Some cultures could describe more symptoms than other cultures. Some cultures will be more likely to interpret medical issues than speak out about emotional issues ("Mental Health: Culture, Race, And Ethnicity: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.", 2001). Different cultures will interpret their symptoms in the way their culture will accept....
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...different cultures, nationalities and which helps healthcare professional to build a cultural competencies. The tool is used to investigate a particular ethnic group or population. As the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, every individual’s basic needs to be addressed. Heritage assessment tool helps to identify and acknowledge one’s own cultural heritage and beliefs and how it influences one’s attitude and behavior in providing care .Culture is a specific pattern of behavior, which include belief, custom knowledge, and skills that distinguishes any society from others. Heritage assessment tool determine how much a person adhere to their traditions. A traditional person always observes his or her traditional culture very closely. This tool is useful in performing heritage assessment depending on how deeply a person identify and answer question and also help to understand health tradition of a person. The greater number of positive response shows the person’s greater identification with traditional heritage. Assessing an individual’s cultural heritage is the first and most important step to Identify the communication barrier of a person from another culture. Each culture views the world differently. Based on their beliefs and practices, people from different ethno cultural heritage define health and illness differently. Their cultural background, religion, influences a person’s health and beliefs .A nurse must understand these diverse cultures and their...
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...Nursing and the Work Culture A work culture is the attitude and personality of a hospital unit, and I feel that a work culture can significantly influence patient care delivery. My preferred work culture would be one consisting of interprofessional collaboration, open communication, and positive attitudes. Teamwork is an essential component of nursing, and I would like to work on a unit in which teamwork is valued and put into practice. Communication is critical for a positive work culture, and I personally would like a culture in which the opinion of the staff is encouraged and valued. It is my philosophy that a positive work culture will positively affect patient moral, and this contributes to better patient outcomes. Nursing and the Environment and Society As a nurse, I feel as though my responsibility to the health and safety of others goes farther than the hospital of clinic I work in. “Nursing has a disciplinary goal to contribute to the health of individuals and the overall health of society,” (McCurry, Revell & Roy, 2009) and I believe nurses are obligated to promote health in their communities and nationwide. Since my philosophy of nursing is more than a profession and that is something that is focused on the commitment to public service, it would be unethical for me to ignore the health care needs of my community. As a nurse, it is very important that I aid in addressing the healthcare needs of my personal community and environment as well as society as a whole. I feel...
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...HLSC120: Society, Culture and Health eLearning Lecture Enhancement eModule Module 2 – Week 2 by by Dr Monica Nebauer (Queensland) Revised 2014 Introduction Welcome to the second of six eLearning Lecture Enhancement Modules for this unit. As explained in your first eModule, the purpose of these eModules is to extend the content of your weekly two hour lecture, to create knowledge links for you to the Seminar Questions that you and other students will be planning to present in your Student Seminars, and to help you enrich your learning as you develop your reflective learning and writing skills. In this eModule, you will be able to explore further: social changes from world globalizing processes, health care and globalizing processes, and finally, globalizing processes and cultural diversity in Australia. As you will be aware there is one Reflective Learning and Writing proforma on LEO that you are asked to use for your Reflective Learning and Writing task (2,500 words). At the end of this eModule (look under the green box) there are five questions from which you can choose a question to answer for your second assessment task. Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes The Learning Outcomes (with numbering from your Unit Outline) that will be addressed in this eModule are as follows – 1. explain changes in contemporary Australian society, culture and health related to world globalising processes; 2. discuss the impact of societal changes and an increasing cultural diversity...
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...DOWN!” and then…Blackness. “Huh? What the…” I look up at my mom standing there power plug in hand and giving me “that look”. I drop the controller flip off the TV and hit the books. I’m sure I’m not far off assuming this scenario or something similar has happened to many other people this day an age. It is not uncommon to find one if not more gaming consoles or computers within a household this day and age; they have become apart of our modern society and look as though they are here to stay for the long term. But what effects does the up and coming gamming culture have on our society? After taking a closer look at the topic it could be argued that those who are apart of the B. Allen 2 gaming culture are susceptible to possible violent behavior, but are also inclined towards academic success, and health benefits. “Bring on the guts, bring on gore, bring on the mayhem!” Unfortunately video games that contain content such as this are seen as possible scapegoats for exemplifying violent behavior in teens and adults in our society. For example when it was found that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were fervent players of the games Doom and Wolfenstein3D (CNN 4/22/99) many people blamed the games for the massacre to an extent. Some people even tried to file...
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...Popular Culture Carol A. Mielish SOC/105 June 30, 2011 Roger Fike Popular Culture Culture is created by people in a society because of their interaction with each other within neighborhoods, states, or countries. Understanding and interaction of people in a society shapes culture. Culture is the material products such as a car or a certain style of clothing, and nonmaterial products such as religious and political preferences of society. Popular culture is also the result of daily interactions, needs, and wants of any given society, which get us through our everyday lives. Popular culture pertains to practices such as cooking, mass media, literature, entertainment, and sports (Petracca & Sorapure, 2007). Various media venues influence much of our every day lives. Television, radio, and magazines are major trends influencing society’s purchasing decisions, body image, and lifestyle choices. Television is the most common leisure activity and has much impact on society’s purchasing decisions because of sponsored advertisements marketing products and infomercials selling products promising to make us look younger, slimmer, and more fashionable. Shopping channels such as QVC allow society to make purchases from the comfort of a living room or bedroom. Television provides unlimited varieties of products which society desires to enhance or make lifestyles easier and more comfortable. Body image seems to be a major concern for many people. Television and magazines teach...
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...NM2710-The experience of Health & Illness Assessment: Client case Study- Culture and the “Service User” Experience Introduction In this essay, I will be discussing a client that I cared for while I was on my placement practice. I had to fill in my inter-professional education book where i had to interview a client about his experience in the health care setting and how he is coping with his health and illness and the health care he is receiving whilst he is in the care of the National Health Service. I will be discussing his cultural needs and how it makes impacts on health and the impact it has on the client/ families psychological and social. This essay will show a non-judgemental description of the patient’s personality, family, cultural or social background. In this case study I have changed his name and will be referring to the patient as Mr Asim Khan to maintain confidentiality and identity. I will not give the name of the hospital/PCT. This is a breach of confidentiality policy and by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC 2008). I choose Asim Khan as my chosen patient because I found him polite, and his social history very interesting, he was easy to talk to, and he was open about his medical condition and willing to discuss any questions I had regarding his condition. I also found out about his medical history and social background. I really appreciated that despite his ill condition and the pain he was going through, he still took time out to talk...
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...positive, however, since the legislation was enacted in 1988, the effects have been positive and negative on individuals’ health and well-being. Identity The Multiculturalism Act has played a role in allowing individuals to retain their identities and practice cultural traditions and customs. This legislation has encouraged the celebration of many cultural and religious festivals and holidays across Canada that are essential to individuals’ identity (The Red and White, 2015). For example, the Sikh religious festival Vaisakhi is celebrated in many cities across Canada. It has been celebrated in Surrey for the past 17 years and individuals of all races and cultures attend and participate in the celebration (Surrey Vaisakhi Parade, 2015). These types of multicultural festivals and events can allow individuals to preserve their traditions and allow others to...
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...Introduction In this essay, I will be discussing a client that I cared for while I was on my placement practice. I had to fill in my inter-professional education book where i had to interview a client about his experience in the health care setting and how he is coping with his health and illness and the health care he is receiving whilst he is in the care of the National Health Service. I will be discussing his cultural needs and how it makes impacts on health and the impact it has on the client/ families psychological and social. This essay will show a non-judgemental description of the patient’s personality, family, cultural or social background. In this case study I have changed his name and will be referring to the patient as Mr Asim Khan to maintain confidentiality and identity. I will not give the name of the hospital/PCT. This is a breach of confidentiality policy and by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC 2008). I choose Asim Khan as my chosen patient because I found him polite, and his social history very interesting, he was easy to talk to, and he was open about his medical condition and willing to discuss any questions I had regarding his condition. I also found out about his medical history and social background. I really appreciated that despite his ill condition and the pain he was going through, he still took time out to talk to me. Asim is a 27 year-old Pakistani Muslim man. He was born in Iran and moved to Pakistan 15 years ago with his family...
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...Running head: FAMILY HEALTH NURSING Family Health Nursing University of Phoenix NUR 464: Concepts of Family Nursing Theory Janet Gradle June 2004 Family Health Nursing Family health has been an important aspect for nurses. Initially, families have contact with the nurse regarding their health care needs. The nurse’s role is work in collaboration with families to assist, provide education, and promote healthy relationships for each individual and their family members. However, over the past century the family structure and household have changed drastically due to a great difference in social, economic, and cultural diversity. Families today are multifaceted and unique. However, “families serve as the basic social unit of society” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2004, p.563). Family health is ever-changing in today’s culture. It is essential that healthcare providers strive to encourage goals and values, promote lifelong education, as well as teach and assist in guiding the family through the stressors of society. The Family Is an Important Focus for Nurses Nurses play a key role in assisting and promoting the health care needs of individuals and families as a whole. To develop a health care plan for the family, the nurse must determine which clients are apart of the family and include them in the planning process Once all members of the family are participating the nurse can identify all the health care concerns of the family...
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...p. 19). South America and Africa are endowed with rich and highly diverse biological resources. Indigenous people of these countries are gifted with traditional medicinal knowledge of their organic resources. This traditional knowledge reflects the knowledge and beliefs of the local people and the relationship with their environment taught and handed down through generations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as: “the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness" ("Traditional Medicine: Definitions," 2000). Traditional medicine has been the indigenous people’s only way of health care for centuries. In this paper, I will highlight the Tsimane’ and the Pygmies. Two societies whose cultures and traditional knowledge have been significantly impacted as a result of globalization. An Amazonian society, the Tsimane’ people of Bolivia have relied for...
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...P3 – Explain patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. For this task I have been asked to produce a report to investigate which social groupings are most in need of health and social care services. To assist in the planning of care provision in my report I will be explaining patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings identified according to factors such as gender, social class, geographical location, ethnicity and age. SOCIAL CLASS AND PATTERNS OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS Social class is an intricate issue that consists of status, wealth, culture, background and employment. The association between social class and ill health is far from being straight-forward. There are many influences on health and one of them is social class. The Black Report on Inequalities in Health Care was commissioned by the Department of Health in the United Kingdom by Health Minister David Ennals in 1977. They wanted to point out why the NHS was failing to reduce social inequalities in health and to investigate the problems. Ennals would do this by analysing people’s health records and lifestyles from different social class backgrounds. Ennals found that the overall health of the nation had improved but the improvement was not equal across all social class backgrounds. The gap in inequalities in health between the higher and lower social classes was widening. Ethnicity “According to the 2001 census 8% of the UK’s population is...
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...Because the Hmong have been known for not following the norm of the larger society, this particular characteristic played a big role in Lia’s health. Lia’s parents were persistent on providing natural remedies to treat Lia and ignoring the provider’s orders. Whenever medication was prescribed for Lia, the Lee’s would become defensive and would ignore the orders because of their historical characteristic of being uninfluenced by...
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