Journal of cultural diversity
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Thousands of words, scores of models, and multitudes of professionals have attempted to explain and successfully replicate this "thing" we call mentoring. All in service to a greater good, using a win-win interpretation of the purpose and outcome, mentoring has become the hallowed pathway to success in almost every profession. However, life is more than a cause and effect equation. This article examines mentoring from a multi-dimensional perspective, with those dimensions encompassing the generational history, family belief system, cultural archetypes, individual learning style, and physical challenges inherent in people of one culture moving through a rigid educational system designed by people of another culture.
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With the growing number of foreign-born residents in the United States, nurse educators face the challenge of educating students who may have difficulty with the English language. There are an estimated 28.4 million foreign-born residents in the United States, which is the largest number in the history of this country (U. S. ⋯ As the nursing shortage deepens, recruiting minorities into nursing is essential to meet the increasing demand. This change presents unique challenges and opportunities in nursing education. Colleges and universities will need to develop innovative programs to attract these nontraditional students, and support programs to help them complete the nursing curriculum.
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Review Case Reports
End of life issues in a palliative care framework for a critically ill adult African American with cystic fibrosis: a case study.
The purpose of this investigation, using case study methodology, was to explore the end of life issues and to give meaning to the biopsychosocial experiences of the study participant, an adult African American female patient diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Two theoretical frameworks were used to guide the investigation of the study: Kubler-Ross Model of the Stages of Dying and the Conceptual Framework for Palliative Care Practice. Data analysis included review of medical records and patient journals, interviews, observations and clinical assessment. The findings indicated that end of life issues can be articulated within the context of a palliative care framework and that the biopsychosocial experiences of the dying person acquire meaning when situated within life history, ethical values and metaphysical belief systems.
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To evaluate theory, concepts with that theory must be identified, analyzed and defined. The aim of this concept analysis of cultural competence is to clarify and differentiate the term as it is used in health care and nursing literature and to separate cultural competence from its measurement. Before the question of what is cultural competence can be answered, culture and competence--as separate terms--must be understood. ⋯ Additionally, terms closely related to cultural competence are described and differentiated from the cultural competence concept. To add meaning to the analysis, a cultural competence model case and contrary case are supplied along with outcome measures and empirical referents for cultural competence. Finally, a concluding definition based on extensive review of literature sources such as archeology, anthropology, history, psychology, policy, criminal justice, occupational therapy, medicine, nursing, and education is provided.
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This paper presents a discussion of workforce diversity in healthcare and its attendant requisite of cultural competency. The first section of the paper argues that self-assessments and diversity training are integral to workforce diversity management. ⋯ For this relationship to be successful, this review argues that health systems should foster providers that can also be cultural brokers. The cultural broker role is seen as core to achieving cultural competency.