Culture Journal of Nursing
Racism, Implicit Bias, and Theory Failure in Nursing: How Cultural Competence Cloaks and Perpetuates Systemic Racism, Yielding Room for Improvement in Patient Outcomes and in the Profession
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This article discusses how cultural competence and diversity impact nursing, highlighting the continued lack of equity in research, patient outcomes, and the profession itself. It argues that the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, developed over 30 years ago to promote cultural awareness in nursing, is outdated and fails to address issues of racism, systemic racism, marginalization, and inherent bias. The author calls for nursing theory to evolve and address these issues head-on, and for the voices and experiences of minorities and marginalized groups to be incorporated into nursing education and research to promote equitable care for all.
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Why is Psychiatry so Taboo?
Tags: culture Mental Illness Psychiatry stigma
In almost every society, psychiatry has an adverse stigma attached to it. Any form of mental illness is perceived as a sign of weakness. In some cultures, psychiatry is not considered an important or prestigious form of medicine. To acknowledge the importance of psychotherapy is to recognize that the members of the society may have some mental abnormality. There is a thin line between sanity and insanity. So to concede that something is wrong with one' relatives is the admittance that one may be inflicted with the same disorder.
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Pregnancy in African Cultures
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Pregnancy and birth are celebrated in every part of the world. In African cultures, because of many superstitious beliefs, many families will perform different rituals to safeguard the pregnancy. Pregnancy is acknowledged but not celebrated.
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I Will Not Die But Live!
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Since leaving nursing in 2008 I have wanted to write about my experiences as an emergency nurse and what happened to me as a whistleblower. This is my story.
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Is Nursing a Profession?
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Professions require that educational preparedness must be within institutions of higher learning. In order to be held out as a profession, an individual must be able to practice autonomously within their scope of practice. Nurses have an identified scope of practice mandated by a particular state board of nursing. A profession has a code of ethics which is recognized across numerous levels of practice within the profession. The culture and norms of a profession are easily recognized by the professionals who make-up the body.
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What Role does Cultural Diversity play in Patient Safety?
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Cultural Diversity plays a very important role and will continue to play an even greater role as we move into a more diversified world. We live in an era of constant change and transformation, which in return paves the way for cultural transparency. The U.S. population consists of members from different racial and ethnic groups and depending on their geographical location, they can either be more or less concentrated.
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Managing Type II Diabetes within the Hispanic Community
Tags: culture diabetes disease health patient education
Diabetes is termed the life style disease for good reason. It is a progressive and chronic illness largely caused by obesity and lack of exercise. If left untreated or poorly controlled, this disease can lead to debilitating complications and premature death.
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Culturally Competent Nursing in Homecare
Tags: caregiver culture health care homecare nursing
Homecare nurses must be culturally aware in order to appropriately care for homecare patients. Culture plays a part in the care of all types of patients but it plays a more important role in homecare. The care is being completed in the home where the patient controls the care. The nurse has to assess the cultural background of the patient in order to implement an appropriate plan of care.
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