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Addressing Culturally Congruent Care Amongst African Americans In Skilled Nursing Facility: A Systematic Review, Adekemi T. Adedipe
Addressing Culturally Congruent Care Amongst African Americans In Skilled Nursing Facility: A Systematic Review, Adekemi T. Adedipe
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Introduction: Healthcare disparities and mistrust of the healthcare system discourage African Americans from seeking mental health services. Healthcare providers face challenges delivering culturally appropriate care. Examining current cultural practices can inform the education needed for healthcare providers to understand cultural care and awareness. This review aimed to identify evidence available to understand the impact of a cultural training on healthcare providers in skilled nursing facilities.
Methods: APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, and PubMed, were searched for English-language studies published between January 2016 and January 2022. Healthcare cultural competency training
in any aspect of cultural care was considered. Outcomes of interest included changes …
Using Group Interviews To Innovate The Selection Process For New Graduate Nurses, Karen T. Descent
Using Group Interviews To Innovate The Selection Process For New Graduate Nurses, Karen T. Descent
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A pilot program in two hospitals using a group interview approach for new graduate nurse selection enabled multidisciplinary leadership participation. The interview process incorporated structured behavioral and scenario-based questions. The pilot shortened the traditional one-to-one interview process by 70% and improved retention one year from hire by 17.5%.
A New Narrative: Freeing Pediatricians From A Single Story, Tanya Scott, Tanya Scott
A New Narrative: Freeing Pediatricians From A Single Story, Tanya Scott, Tanya Scott
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An adolescent pediatric patient who presents with psychiatric and medical conditions is subject to a pediatrician's diagnostic acuity, experience with pediatric psych patients, and existing constraints on providing an appropriate course of care. Too often, the psychiatric DRG becomes the pediatrician's single story of the patient, accompanied by subtexts of aggressive behavior, and the pediatrician's own biases about psychiatric patients. The novelist Chimamanda Adichie warns of the dangers of a single story. As a child in Nigeria, Adiche devoured stories. The children were fair-skinned and blue-eyed in the books available to her. As Adiche began to write her own stories, …