Care Plans As we examine a person’s health status; it is important to note how one has formed beliefs of wellness and health promotion. In a populated, culturally diverse country; it is vital to comprehend and respect the traditions of these beliefs as we teach health promotion, set goals for health restoration, and evaluate health maintenance. Just as recording the vital signs of a patient becomes the blueprint in determining their base line for optimal health; a heritage assessment tool becomes
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medical field we come across many different cultures and traditions, which we as medical professionals need to take into consideration. Traditions are defined as behaviors learned, shared, and passed on from generation to generation by a certain culture or group of people (Yılmaz, Kısa, Zeyneloğlu, & Güner, 2013). The culture of Turkey is a combination of modern and western, along with traditional religious as well as historic values. “In Turkish culture, it is believed that the Koran (Holy book
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Module 1-Culture Essay Week One Homework Ubong Jimmy Essien Grand Canyon University: HLT 324V March 8, 2012 Definition of Culture Culture id the quality in a person or society that arise from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in art, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits etc. (http://dictionary.reference.com). It is the way of life of a particular society or group of people, including patterns of thought, beliefs, behavior, customs, traditions, rituals
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Consideration of Heritage Carolyn E. Armstrong Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion October 5, 2014 Consideration of Heritage Many different cultural backgrounds have integrated into our society, as we know it today. Cultural diversity is growing by record numbers in the United States, and providing healthcare to this growing population becomes more complicated due to the diverse needs of individuals. As our population diversifies our healthcare delivery systems
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Alcohol consumption is a significant part of the Australian culture, tradition and social life. It is the most widespread and available psychoactive drug in Australia. Psychoactive drugs are defined as substances that alter a person’s thoughts, emotions, behaviours and perceptions; which can lead to abuse and an array of social and personal issues. Alcohol is often more harmful then some illicit substance such as cocaine or heroin, yet alcohol is legal, relatively inexpensive and widely advocated
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V United States is a melting pot of diverse cultures and people from all ethnics around the world live in this country. The impact of the multicultural societies has tremendously affected the health care industry and evoked the great challenges to the professionals in this career. Heritage Assessment which was developed by Rachel Spector in 2000 provides a comprehensive analysis tool to identify patients and their ancestors’ cultural
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person as a whole, three different family’s opinions on health maintenance, health protection and health restoration. Also this paper will identify health traditions as regards to cultural heritage of the writer, then how the three families interviewed in this paper follow their customs and how important their traditions and practices are to them. Heritage can be described as the degree of which one’s lifestyle reflects his/her tribal culture. Cultural heritage exist in a continuum and a person can
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Family-Centered Health Promotion 31 January 2016 Heritage Assessment of Three Culturally Diverse Families Being culturally competent and delivering culturally sensitive care is imperative for anyone in the medical profession. It is important because of the many diversities faced every day in the health care field. However, simply understanding the fact that there are so many health disparities is not enough. In order to reach out and effectively care for patients of different backgrounds and cultures one
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the insightful disparity in health care status amongst the various ethnic groups that suffer great disproportionate poor health. With advancement in education and technology, there has been an increase in the awareness of how beliefs, values, religion, language, and other socioeconomic factors affects healthcare promotions and quest for seeking medical treatment (Green & Reinckens, 2013, p. 16). In other to achieve the health promotion process as outlined by World Health Organization, we will have
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University: NRS-429V Common health traditions are influenced by our ethnic and religious upbringings. Nurses strive to meet the needs of their patients and be respectful of their culture. The three ethnic groups analyzed were Native American, Black African American and Hispanic. Each culture faces a unique set of circumstances regarding health promotion. Using a heritage health assessment offers insight on each person individually. Applying a heritage health assessment is useful in many ways
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