Cultural Remedies

As someone who has witnessed cultural incompetence in a hospital setting, I wanted to examine the methods used when training doctors to handle cultural differences in practicing medicine. ... Failure to consider a patient's cultural and linguistic issues can result in inaccurate histories, decreased satisfaction with care, non-adherence, poor continuity of care, less preventive screening, miscommunication, difficulties with informed consent, inadequate analgesia, a lower likelihood of having a primary care provider, decreased access to care, use of harmful remedies, delayed immunizations...

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Health and quality health care is deserved of everyone, no matter their cultural background, religion, or beliefs. ... In order to provide culturally competent health care, a nurse must have active diversity awareness. ... Culturally competent care must be customized for each patient.  ... The nurse should ask about any home remedies or folk medicine use, as sometimes patients will leave this information out if not specifically asked about it. ... According to the American Nurses Association, nurses need to understand how cultural groups understand life processes, how cultural groups define...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A huge contributor to the lack of communication between doctor and patient is the cultural incompetence amongst doctors. ... Failure to consider a patient's cultural and linguistic issues can result in inaccurate histories, decreased satisfaction with care, non-adherence, poor continuity of care, less preventive screening, miscommunication, difficulties with informed consent, inadequate analgesia, a lower likelihood of having a primary care provider, decreased access to care, use of harmful remedies, delayed immunizations, and fewer prescriptions" (Flores '00). ... Being sensit...

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The Egyptian civilization entails a long and intricate history of cultural, political, economical and social changes. In order to understand the Cultural Revolution, the history of Egypt is very important. ... As many people are familiar with, mummification was a unique cultural doing of the Ancient Egyptians. ... Natural remedies were common cures for disease and sickness while magic was another alternative. ... These vast cultural changes, along with much more, have contributed to the great and long-lasting Egyptian Civilization. ...

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Sidney Mintz, in his essay entitled "The Caribbean as a Socio-Cultural Area," discusses the common trends of a socio-cultural development in the Caribbean. ... They are in between two separate cultural representations. ... Where do they find their cultural identity? ... However, this is what happens, exclusion and lack of cultural identity. ... Michelle Cliff offers a remedy to this problem of "the prevailing absence of and ideology of national identity that could serve as goal for mass acculturation" (Mintz, 20). ...

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The greatest challenge confronting HRD in the 1990's is cultural diversity. ... Considering the multi-cultural transformation that the United States' economy is undergoing, diversity will have a monumental impact on the workforce. ... At the same time, it will allow the culturally diverse workforce to prove their personal and professional competencies to the organization. ... To understand and recognize the cultural differences of a particular group, a brief overview is provided. ... The culturally diverse have also contended with little workplace training. ...

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This cements issues of inequality for the cultural and linguistic groups who do not identify with the perceived 'dominant' culture. Key Concepts and Debates within the Sociology of Education The big question raised by the study of sociology of education is – do schools remedy social division or do they work to cement and reproduce social division? ... What about cultural pluralism? ... This paper supports McLeod's contention that there needs to be a fundamental shift in thinking about cultural diversity as an indicator of 'other', toward the reality of a soc...

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This cultural retainment is clearly reflected in the nation's large ethnic population, whose preservation of distinct values and beliefs inevitably influences the convictions of all Australians within society who either accept or reject such cultural variables. ... Indeed, the very foundations of multicultural policy were built on hopes for equality, respect and accommodation of cultural differences. ... However, following criticism that such ideals were impossible to implement, recent governments have endeavoured in a variety of ways to remedy this mischief. ... The purpose of this poli...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Cultural Differences: Home and school As many teachers are unaware of the cultural differences that exist between Aboriginal children and the rest of the school population, their task becomes difficult and they are confronted with problems they are unable to handle. ... As an example, some studies provide us with the newest information on problems regarding side effects or remedies previously unknown for over-the-counter and prescription drugs. ... Of principal concern is the disproportionate number of First Nation offenders in the justice system and the necessity to find methods to rem...

• Word Count: 1642
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate