Mexican-Americans' Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care:" Peer Journal Review One of the most important goals of any health care provider is insuring the highest level of safe and effective care for their patients. In previous years, the role of cultural influences on patient care, as well as on provider service, has been largely ignored. Today, however, most researchers and health care workers fully recognize the immense influence culture can exert on the success,

At the same time, it also needs to be mentioned that one has to take a decision based on the consideration that whether the person has any individual choice of his/her own in the matter. One of the main reasons for developing such an attitude may be because of depression in the minds of the patient. This matter needs to be raised and decided by the doctor and medicines

Interview Questions for Nursing Leadership Roles Candidate Name: *DOB: *Last 4 digits Social Security Number: Name(s) used While in School: Date Completed: *DOB and SS# are used to verify licensure and credentials only and will not be shared with the employer. Please respond to each of the following questions by typing in the box provided. Provide as much information as you feel necessary using the space provided, however, it is not necessary to use all the space

Patients in hospitals often complain of pain regardless of the diagnosis. Several activities in a patient's life contribute to pain. Some of the activities include amount of sleep, daily chores and quality of life (Alaloul, Williams, Myers, Jones, & Logdson, 2015). While health care expenses have increased significantly over the years, there have been great improvements in increasing both family and patient involvement in medical care. Hourly care is one

Patient's History The expanding roles that nurses play in the healthcare field include taking the health history of patients. There are many important components to the task of taking patient histories, and this paper reviews those important aspects and components that are published in the Nursing Standard article by Lloyd H. Craig. Craig says taking the history of patients is "…arguably the most important aspect of patient assessment" (Craig, 2007, p.

Nurses expressed empathy when I complained of pain or discomfort and promptly advocated for me when the need arose. While hospitalized in an acute care setting, I feel that because I am a nurse, I did not receive the same degree of scrutiny a non-clinician patients or physician may have been given. While hospitalized in an acute care setting, I feel that because I am a nurse, I received more consideration than