...Socialization into nursing Student's Name Course Number May 29, 2014 Faculty Name Socialization into nursing The concept of the socialization of nursing and the actual application and practice of nursing, in my experience, are two completely different ideals. While the research suggests that professional socialization into the practice of nursing is where “individuals acquire a personal identity and learn the values, norms, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to their social position” (Melrose, Miller, Gordon, & Janzen, 2012, pg. 2), my experience was diametrically different. I encountered more dissension amongst the other nurses and very few of them had any interest in acclimating new recruits. The orientation process was more like a sink or swim environment and the only real transference of knowledge came when I confronted the more experienced nurses and bombarded them with questions regarding the specifics of the cultural processes and procedures. Conceptually, socialization into nursing should have been an opportunity for me to develop an identity as a nursing professional, however, that really didn’t take place until I after my orientation and I migrated to a different shift, with a new group of professional nurses who saw that I needed their assistance. At this point in my nursing journey, the process of socialization began to be more textbook like. New nurses were heavily oriented to the environment and were encouraged to ask questions. We were assigned...
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...Socialization is the process by which human beings acquire knowledge, language, social skills and values to conform to the norms and roles required for integration into a group or community from their social environment. The social environment is defined as the environment developed by human beings as contrasted with the natural environment. It presents the part where nature turns to nurture in the society that human beings live. It instills the values, beliefs, actions, habits, personality and skills necessary for the human beings to play a role in society. Heredity contributes only a small portion to how a human being turns out. A human beings DNA is what determines the physical attributes of a human being, but society makes him/her human. When a baby is born, it has no idea of self. The baby does not know if it is a boy or a girl, the color of its skin, how to walk, talk or eat. It must be taught who it is and how to do these things in early childhood. This is most critical and intense phase in the socialization process. Parents/caregivers, the primary source of this teaching, provide the foundation for morals, values, language symbols, what is good and bad, religion and what is or not acceptable in our society. They are the first to teach the baby what culture they are born into and what roles they will play in this life. In our culture, boys are taught to be rough and tumble. It is ok for them to get dirty and play outside. We give them trucks, construction...
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...other than parents during the parts of the day that parents are absent. (Berns, pg. 156) The care of children today is more likely to be provided by someone other than the parent. One is a licensed Childcare facility, Family, Friends or Neighbors (FFN), or a Family Childcare Home Center. Making the decision to have outsiders care for your children is not an easy one, but it is one parents have to make in order to meet the needs of the family by working. In some situations both parents have to work to support the family, therefore non-parental care is a most. Non parental childcare plays a major role in the socialization of children. The effect on a child’s psychological, social and cognitive development is left in the hands of individuals who are picked to care for children. Children between the ages of 6 weeks to 4 years old spend a great amount of time with caregivers other than their parents, usually in a childcare setting. (Some refer to it as Daycare) There were some studies about child care that indicated children who attend childcare centers they are more likely will do better when they start school, also childcare develops their social skills with others and this gives them an opportunity to play with other children. It’s very important to develop the child’s social skills so they can have knowledge of what is acceptable and what is not. We all know that the quality of licensed child care centers have evolved over the years. Child care centers are receiving accreditations...
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...Health Care Roles in Communication HCA 230 Susan DiTaranto Health Care Roles in Communication Health care communication can be created by various influences together with personal goals, skills, cultural orientations, circumstantial factors, and thoughtfulness of other people’s opinions. Communication skills in a health care setting consist of: explanation of diagnosis, analysis and medication, linking the patient in the decision-making, communicating with other health care professionals and dealing with nervous patients. Communicating effectively is more than putting thoughts into words. Comprehending other people’s opinions and plainly expressing one’s own are important characteristics of communication. Kreps and Barbara Thornton (1992) define health communication as “the way [one] seek, process, and share health information,” (Pre', 2004). In the Vivian scenario the major components of health communication present were, physician centered communication in which doctors do most of the talking; assertive behavior, on behalf of Vivian; blocking technique, the medical assistant; soothing surroundings the appearance of the office, and collaborative communication of each of the key players. Vivian was eager to schedule an appointment with a doctor. Vivian enters the waiting area of the new doctors’ office, she notices the plain interior design: gray walls, black chairs, and two notes on the walls stating, “Turn off cell phones” and “Have co-pay ready.” Vivian experienced...
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...Family Centered Health Promotion: Heritage Assessment Tool Janice Ward NRS-429V May 31, 2015 Family Centered Health Promotion: Heritage Assessment Tool A critical skill in nursing is to assess multicultural patients in the USA today. The culturally competent nurse is able to evaluate the needs of clients and families through the use of a Heritage Assessment Tool. The successful completion of a Heritage Assessment Tool will provide the basis for understanding traditional health and illness beliefs and practices. The incorporation of the patient’s The Journal of Transcultural Nursing states as it’s 6th standard of practice for transcultural nursing the following: Nurses shall recognize the effect of health care policies, delivery systems, and resources on their patient populations and shall empower and advocate for their patients as indicated. Nurses shall advocate for the inclusion of their patient’s cultural beliefs and practices in all dimensions of their health care. (Lauderdale, Milstead, Nardi, Purnell, Douglas, Pierce, Rosenkoeter, Pacquiao, Callister, Hattar-Pollara, 2011) In order for the nurse to support their patient in receiving the best of health care it is imperative the nurse understand their patient’s heritage. “Health care organizations should ensure that patients receive from all staff members effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with their cultural health beliefs and practices...
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...interactions * Compliance with parents * Depression * Helping others * Environmental influences Temperament and Helping behavior * Young child’s temperament helps determine if a child will help * Behavioral inhibition in infancy characterized by the tendency to be particularly fearful and restrained when dealing with novel or stressful situations * Associated with problems such as anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal at older ages Temperament/Social Adjustment Different problems with adjustment are associated with different temperaments Goodness or fit: adjustment depends on how temperament fits with the demands and expectations of the social environments they are in. Child’s temperament and parents’ socialization efforts seem to affect each other over time...
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...When it comes to the physical and social environment in this particular setting, there needs to be less cluttered. The space on the floor for which he plays is maybe four feet by four feet with a folded out futon, two reclining chairs, a rocking chair, table and a plastic three drawer unit for his diapers and wipes around him. I find it quite nerve wrecking for an infant to be surrounded by items in which if he is not watched could cause him harm. Although there are age appropriate toys for Baby T to play with, there are other items I see at eye level that could be hazardous to him if he were pulling himself up or walking, in which case there needs to be so many items moved and put away to keep this infant safe. Yet, I was able to sit...
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...state. Understanding these trait differences provides caregivers and teachers information to cultivate appropriate activities in a group environment. There are nine personality traits of note in humans: activity levels; biological rhythms; approach or withdrawal; adaptability; quality of mood; intensity of reactions; sensitivity threshold; distractibility; persistence/attention span, (Chess, 1990). Each trait delivers positivism and challenges which must be considered to avoid labeling a child as bad or good. A caregiver’s/teacher’s observation and goodness of fit is the best way to approach a child’s temperament, an offshoot of the aforementioned personality traits, (Hearron, Hildebrand, 2009). By avoiding areas for a child’s troublesome traits does not provide the child an opportunity to master new skills, insulating them from their inner ability to attain self-confidence and self-worth, (Chess, 1990). The first trait, activity level, is a determinable feature for a caregiver to adapt their interactions to maximize the child’s development, (Chess, 1990). The child may be hyperactive, or slow to get started. A quiet and reserved child may prefer long periods of sitting and listening to stories or coloring. Long periods of sitting does little to enhance the child’s excitable exploration of his or he environment. Instead, loosening the reins, gives the child more activities to learn through movement. A caregiver does not need to skip periods for coloring or story-telling;...
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...How Insecure Attachment in Early Childhood Impact Romantic Attachments Later in Life Anna Crosby Introduction to Psychology How Insecure Attachment in Early Childhood Impact Romantic Attachments Later in Life The fact that early childhood experiences have significant impacts on later human developments is undisputable. The childhood experiences account for adulthood differences in many aspects of life such as behavior, social skills, cognition, personality, emotional response and romantic relationships among others. Some psychoanalysts argue that early positive childhood experiences play a pivotal role in determining the long term developmental outcomes in adulthood. It also guarantees children protection against subsequent trauma. Early childhood experiences, especially those related to emotions or affection received from other people, induces a sense of organization or a pattern in structural growths that enhance and expand functional capabilities later in life. According to Amato & Keith (2001), these early childhood experiences cultivate development of unique characters and personalities, leading to thriving of adaptive capacities that build resistance of the individual against vulnerabilities and other forms of future pathologies. A certain empirical research revealed that, children, immediately after birth, are endowed with competence as well as social...
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...Socialisation process in Nursing The process by which we acquire the culture of the society into which we are born- the process by which we acquire our social characteristics and learn the ways of thought and behaviour considered appropriate in our society is called socialisation. (Bilton, 1987) Socialization is a lifelong process that begins with learning the norms and roles of the family and subculture, and making self-concept. Norm – specific guideline for actions – a rule that says how people should behave in certain circumstances (Duffy, 2013) As individuals grow older and join new groups and assume new roles, they learn new norms and redefine their self-concept (Brinkerhoff et al, 2007) From the psychological and sociological perspective, the concept of socialization has been defined as a state in which an individual is accommodated within a particular cultural group (Ryynänen, 2001). According to Davis (1968), professional socialization of student nurses was introduced in the literature as early as 1958 (Tradewell, 1996). Professional socialization is a critical aspect of nursing students' development, which begins with entry into the nursing program and continues with entry into the workforce (Chitty, 2005) There is many definitions of the socialisation process in nursing however they all mainly say that it is the development of a professional identity through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, values, norms, and ethical standards in order to...
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...Non-parental child care, as referred to in our text, is any care given to a child or children by any individual other than the parent(s) during which time of the day both parents are absent. There are many way within which parents provide care for their child. Non-parental child care can be in the fashion of in-home care by a nanny or babysitter, a family member or friend caregiver, or a professional day-care center. Each of these non-parental caregivers, as with the parent, is equally responsible for positively affecting the child cognitively, psychologically and socially. The setting for a child might be in-home care by either a nanny or a babysitter. This care would be at the child’s home wherein the child is most comfortable. The individual caring for the child may be that of a nanny or a babysitter. During the initial years of life, the child will be forming the attachment and developmental relationships that are vital to his/her future. If successful, the child will also create such a relationship with its in-home caregiver, allowing both a successful and trusting relationship with its caregiver as well as its maternal parent. An advantage to in-home care is that it takes place in the home where the child recognizes his/her belongings as well as surroundings, and creates less disruption in its continuity of its environment. Another form of non-parental child care is a family or friend...
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...lives. Infant Attachment as defined in our textbook, is the close emotional bond between an infant and its primary caregiver. According to John Bowlby (1969,1989 as cited in King), in his theory of attachment, the infant and the mother instinctively form an attachment, he believed that infants are biologically pre programmed to form these attachments, that an infant’s attachment behaviors are instinctive and will be activated by any conditions that seem to threaten the achievement of proximity, such a separation, insecurity and fear. The way Bowlby saw it; infants are born with an instinct to survive. They signal their needs to their caregiver by crying, clinging, searching. The responsiveness of the caregiver determines whether the infant feels loved, secure, and confidant. The way in which the caregiver reacts, also determines what type of attachment the infant will develop. Bowlby thought that our early relationships with our caregivers serve as our schemas for our sense of self and the social world. He believed that this schema guides a person’s interaction with others. According to conclusions reached in the 44 thieves study by Bowlby (1944, as cited by Cardwell, and Flanagan in Psychology AS) he showed that the attachment relationship we have with our primary caregiver during the first 5 years of our lives is crucial to socialization, and that a...
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...culture Culture is a mode of thought and behavior that is handed down from one generation to the next. Socialization refers to the way in which people learn to conform to their society’s norms, values and roles. It also prepares a child to function from childhood to adulthood, so that the individual can interact with others according to the expectations of society. The interaction between socialization and culture is essential since “it is through the process of socialization that society teaches desirable behavior while inhabiting undesirable behavior, prepares individuals to become successfully functioning members in its principal institutional settings”(Gardiner and Kosmitzki, 2011). All the students in a given class share the common experiences of their classroom, however; within that classroom environment each student also brings the cultural sensitivities from their home environment. Due to this multicultural diversity teachers and students must work together to make the multicultural environment rich with positive experiences for children from different cultures. Culture influences children’s development. In school, culture may cause a child to be developmentally delayed or may exceed a child’s development. The child’s culture influences the way he or she behave, think and act, this can have a negative impact on the student’s ability to learn since the student will need an adequate amount of time to transition to the new classroom environment. As a teacher...
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...University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will examine the psychological disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the relationship it has between human development and socialization as well as how human development and socialization affect people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Psychological Disorder Paper The U.S. National Library of Medicine describes Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as, “ an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions).” Essentially, the obsessions are the spontaneous and tedious contemplations, while the compulsions are the actions that result from the disorder. Even though OCD is exhibited as recurrent and persistent thoughts and impulses, would it be just to consider every type of compulsive behavior or obsessive thought as OCD? (Shiraev &Levy, 2010) According to Shiraev & Levy, “ Specific repetitive behavior – praying, for example –– should be judged in accordance with the norms of the individual’s culture and should clearly interfere with social role functioning to be diagnosed as OCD (DSM-IV, P. 420) “ (2010, p. 231). With this in mind a more concrete explanation of the relationship between OCD and human development and socialization. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) OCD affects more than 2.3% of the U.S. population. OCD affects everyone...
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...Gender Socialization through Toys and Sports In today’s society, there are many guidelines of how one should act and be. Gender socialization is the process where people take on notions of gender roles, gender ideas and gender behaviours. At an early age, boys and girls are told how to behave and act according to societal norms of gender behaviours and roles. The comparison of Jane Smiley’s article “You Can Never Have too Many” and John McMurty’s , “Kill ‘Em! Crush ‘Em! Eat ‘Em Raw!” provides an insight about how gender socialization is conditioned through toys and sports at an early age. Also teaching and reinforcing stereotypical gender roles through traits, appearances and occupation. (this is an incomplete sentence and it doesn’t flow very well with the previous sentence) Specific toys and sports are associated with certain genders and generalizes the role that boys and girls should uphold. Male characteristics are thought to be strong, tough and are unable to show weakness whereas female roles are to be nurturing, supportive and caring. In Jane Smiley’s article, the author focuses on how Barbie plays a positive role model in her daughter’s childhood. Barbie is portrayed as beautiful woman who posses feminine qualities. Young girls who tend to play with Barbie dolls have a mind set that they should grow up to be like Barbie. “Lucy could apply lipstick with her eyes closed by the time she was five.” (Smiley 238) This quote shows that children are easily influenced by the...
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