Description REFLECTION PAPER Presented with a specific health issue, a nurse whose role focuses on delivery of care to individuals and a public health nurse whose role focuses on population health would likely respond with a different set of questions, and engage in a different set of actions, although, with some overlap. At this point…
Description REFLECTION PAPER Culturally aware nurses are conscious of culture as an influencing factor on differences between themselves and others and are receptive to learning about the cultural dimensions of clients. (Stanhope & Lancaster, p. 147). For this Assignment, you will analyze effective ways to work with culturally diverse populations in your practice settings. The…
Description HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES Public health nurses play an important role in addressing the health needs identified during the assessment process. Only by close examination of health data can health professionals identify health disparities and take steps to address them. Numerous sources of community-level health data are available to guide public health nurses…
Description DIVERSITY EYE-OPENER An important first step toward cultural competence is an awareness of ones own culturally-informed beliefs, values, attitudes, and potential biases. Recognizing the potential limitations in ones cultural knowledge and being open to new ideas, contradictory information and advice illustrates an important concept referred to as cultural humility. When you understand how culture…