M4 A7 DB: NURSES DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE

M4 A7 DB: NURSES DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE

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Overview

First, read chapters 9 and 12 in your textbook, Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care and chapter 18 Cultural Diversity and Care by Joan C. Engebretson. Then, answer the following questions:

1. Define diversity in your own words.
2. What are some benefits of a diverse health care workforce?
3. What are some barriers to diversity in the nursing profession?
4. Consider your own diverse cultural background. How does it affect the nursing care you provide?

Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.

Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”

Points: 30

Due Dates:

• Initial Post: Fri, Mar 19 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.
• Response Post: Sun, Mar 21 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US – (the response posts cannot be done on the same day as the initial post).

References:

• Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
• Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.

Words Limits

• Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
• Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.

Note: Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area.  Points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Nurses Diverse Cultural Background and Delivery of Health Care

Introduction

In healthcare, respecting diversity and promoting equality ensures that all people seeking healthcare services are valued. Diversity also ensures that people have equal access to all healthcare services opportunities regardless of their differences (Jongen et al., 2018). Enhancing diversity in the healthcare facilities offers protection to persons from diverse cultural, religious, ethical, and geographical locations; it also enhances creativity and reduces the language barrier (Nair & Adetayo, 2019). However, while implementing diversity, it is essential to be aware of the potential barriers, resistance to change, stereotyping, and varying cultural expectations to meet patients’ needs.

Diversity in healthcare goes past the mere color identity and language differences. Diversity can, therefore, be defined as understanding the mindset of an individual in the larger context of social-economic realities, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, geographical, gender, and cultural context. It is essential to understand people’s diverse nature to meet their healthcare needs optimally (Nair & Adetayo, 2019). Having a diverse workforce in healthcare is associated with numerous benefits. Healthcare services are universal, which implies that people from diverse cultures and religious background have diverse healthcare needs. The aim of the healthcare providers should be to offer healthcare services based on the diverse preferences of the patient. A diverse healthcare workforce has various benefits, including improving access to care in ethnic…