What is your personal worldview? NUR 513 Topic 3 DQ 2

What is your personal worldview? NUR 513 Topic 3 DQ 2

DeNisco & Barker (2016) described cultural frame as the filter through which perceptions of, encounters with, and understandings of the outside world are ordered and made meaningful. It determines how individuals see the world, so it is safe to say my world view is tied to my cultural inclinations. According to US census Bureau (2008), Nigeria, although a developing country is the one of the most populous country in the world. I am a Nigerian and prior to relocating to the US, I witnessed the poor health care system in the country, and it shaped my desire for a better healthcare accessibility for everybody. Growing up in a multi-cultural and multi-religious country such as Nigeria also shaped my views in a liberal manner. I am a Christian and the sum of Christianity is loving everybody and treating people as well as you treat yourself. The bible encourages us not to think our opinions more important than that of others. The impact this has on me is respect and consideration of other people’s views and culture. A nurse who has cultural humility is less likely to be authoritative to a patient which gives the patient the opportunity to experience better health care.

The progression toward cultural understanding, and ultimately to competency, is vital to be an effective nurse in the multicultural twenty-first century (DeNisco & Barker, 2016). It is essential for a nurse to be able to operate in a cross-cultural patient encounter. The National League for Nursing (NLN, 2011) has identified the role of nursing in global diversity as a critical priority. The NLN is calling for nursing educational institutions to prepare an ethnically and racially diverse workforce, including faculty to mentor future nurses, and researchers to help to find solutions to the issues posed by our global diversity.

References

DeNisco, S. M., & Barker, A. M. (2016). Advanced practice nursing: Essential knowledge for the profession (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 9781284072570

National League for Nursing. (2011). Global/diversity initiatives. Retrieved from http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/globaldiversity/index.htm

U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). International data base. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/sysmessage.php