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Assignment:
Plaease ansswer in professional, polite manner, in "I " form , my personal opinion to below questions. Im a nursing student, working in hospital on oncology unit. NO source provided, please look up something.
"Cultural Competence implies having the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
Cultural Humility is a commitment to developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic clinical relationships with patients and communities"
1. Discuss your culture and ethnicity relative to:
- whether there are gender-specific roles and responsibilities,
- how health care decisions are made in your family, (personal opinion)
- attitudes towards seniors and placement in extended care facilities, and
- rituals or practices you have when someone dies. (I'm catholic)
2. Select an ethnic group other than your own. ( Elderly population )
Based on your own nursing practice, describe three nursing approaches you would take to enhance the healthcare outcomes for a senior who shares that ethnicity.
3. Cultural groups shape our lives including our beliefs, values, opinions, perspectives, response to health and illness, and life experiences. When we think of the term "culture," we generally think of ethnicity. As an individual, you belong to many "cultural groups" including the cultural group known as RNs, BSN completion students, perhaps the cultural group of people with children, people who love camping . . . List at least 6 cultural groups to which you belong and that shape your perspectives.
4. Describe some reasons for older adults of minority groups to be suspicious or distrustful of health care services in this country.