scholarly journals Cultural experiences of immigrant nurses at two hospitals in Chile

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Rodríguez ◽  
Luz Angélica-Muñoz ◽  
Luiza Akiko Komura Hoga
Keyword(s):  
Support Network ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Cultural Themes ◽  
Cultural Care ◽  
Immigrant Nurses ◽  
The City ◽  
Care Demands

OBJECTIVE: to explore the cultural experiences of nurses who immigrated to Chile. The study´s theoretical framework was the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence.METHOD: Leininger's Observation-Participation-Reflection method was developed at two hospitals in the city of Santiago, and ethnographic interviews were held with 15 immigrant nurses.RESULTS: among Purnell's 12 domains, the following were identified: Overview/heritage, Communication, Workforce issues, Family roles and organization, Biocultural ecology and Health-care practices. The difficulties were related to the language and its semantic meaning, the new responsibilities and the difficult relationship with colleagues. "In search of better horizons - the decision to immigrate", "Gaining confidence and establishing a support network - employability and professional performance" and "Seeking for people´s acceptance - professional adaptation in a new cultural scenario" are cultural themes that represent their experiences.CONCLUSIONS: the competence to offer cultural care demands the development of public policies and continuing education programs at health institutions, specifically focused on immigrant nurses.

The call to Hawaii: Holistic practitioners’ perspectives of their communicative practices of healing

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Geist-Martin ◽  
Catherine Becker ◽  
Summer Carnett ◽  
Katherine Slauta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Holistic Health ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Holistic Health Care ◽  
Mutual Action

The big island of Hawaii has been named the healing island – a place with varied interpretations of healing, health, and a wide range of holistic health care practices. This research explores the perspectives of holistic providers about the communicative practices they believe are central to their interactions with patients. Intensive ethnographic interviews with 20 individuals revealed that they perceive their communication with clients as centered on four practices, specifically: (a) reciprocity – a mutual action or exchange in which both the practitioner and patient are equal partners in the healing process; (b) responsibility – the idea that, ultimately, people must heal themselves; (c) forgiveness – the notion that healing cannot progress if a person holds the burden of anger and pain; and (d) balance – the idea that it is possible to bring like and unlike things together in unity and harmony. The narratives revealed providers’ ontological assumptions about mind-body systems and the rationalities they seek to resist in their conversations with patients.

A Comparison of Urban with Rural Support Networks: Liverpool and North Wales

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Clare Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
North Wales ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City

AbstractThis paper compares findings on the distribution of support networks in the City of Liverpool and in rural communities in North Wales. It demonstrates that while support network type is highly correlated with a wide range of demographic and social variables in both urban and rural samples, the nature of the relationships are not always comparable. The paper shows how cultural, migration and socio-economic factors interact to affect the formation of different types of support networks. As a result of a more stable elderly population, more old people in Liverpool have network types able to provide a high level of informal care and support.

scholarly journals Teacher Interculturality in an English as a Second Language Elementary Pull-Out Program: Teacher as Broker in the School’s Community of Practice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Durham
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Cultural Experiences

This case study investigated how one teacher, Lidia (a pseudonym), used her own cross-cultural experiences to socially and academically assist elementary school students who were crossing cultural boundaries of their own. This study used ethnographic interviews and classroom observations to explore Lidia’s experiences and struggles as she crossed cultural boundaries and built intercultural competence and how those experiences related to her teaching methods. Lidia used stories, multicultural images, and the students’ home languages so that her students could become confident in their multicultural and multilingual identities instead of solely assimilating. Teaching interculturally for Lidia meant empowering students to balance their home cultures while creating meaningful opportunities for them to practice English and school cultural norms. This study adds to literature on intercultural competence and communities of practice by exploring how interculturality may be advantageous in helping teachers work with diverse and international students by allowing them to act as brokers within the school’s community.

scholarly journals Construindo o Projeto Cuidadosamente: reflexão sobre a saúde mental dos graduandos de Enfermagem frente ao COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Natália Loureiro Rocha ◽  
Alcilea Barbosa de Andrade Sora ◽  
Alessandra Da Terra Lapa ◽  
Daniele Durval Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Private University ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Levels Of Care ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The City ◽  
Different Levels

O presente relato de experiência visa destacar a vivência dos autores na construção do Projeto Cuidadosamente em uma universidade privada localizada no município do Rio de Janeiro. Objetiva-se com esse estudo apontar a sua inserção prática, bem como, retratar a importância de um projeto desta magnitude no cuidado à saúde psíquica dos acadêmicos de enfermagem, principalmente no contexto atual de isolamento social pela pandemia de COVID-19. Conclui-se que a ação possibilita a construção de uma rede de apoio entre os próprios colegas de classe que estão experenciando as mesmas dificuldades com esse isolamento social e ameniza situações que possam maximizar ou desencadear algum tipo de transtorno mental, a exemplo de ansiedade e depressão, através de uma escuta qualificada, que é atribuição importante do enfermeiro nos diferentes níveis de assistência. Building the Project Mindfully: reflection on the mental health of nursing students in front of COVID-19The present experience report aims to highlight the authors’ experience in the construction of the Project Mindfully in a private university located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The objective of this study is to point out its practical insertion, as well as, to portray the importance of a project of this magnitude in the care of the psychic health of nursing students, especially in the current context of social isolation by the pandemic of COVID-19. It is concluded that the action makes it possible to build a support network among the classmates themselves who are experiencing the same difficulties with this social isolation and alleviates situations that can maximize or trigger some type of mental disorder, such as anxiety and depression, through qualified listening, which is an important role of nurses at different levels of care.

scholarly journals - The reality of using the model of solving the problem in the face of the school problems of girls school students in Riyadh - A study applied to a sample of social workers in girls' schools in Riyadh

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bint Khalid Hamoud Al Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Problems ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Problem Solving Model ◽  
The Face ◽  
Therapeutic Services ◽  
Girls School ◽  
The City

This study aimed to identify the reality of the use of social workers in girls' primary, middle and secondary schools to solve the problem. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the descriptive approach. The sample of the study consisted of social workers in the city of Riyadh (46). They distributed a questionnaire consisting of two axes, in addition to the initial data, after verifying their validity and stability. The results of the study revealed that social workers are committed to the goals of the problem solving model with an average of (2.20). And that social workers applied the stages of the problem solving model with an average of (2.30). In light of the results of the research, the researcher presented a set of recommendations aimed at improving the methodology of problem solving in schools. The most important of which are the extension of female specialists to the latest developments in the profession and methods of treatment that benefit them in the development of their abilities and professional performance through the establishment of workshops and seminars for them to deal with problems in the field of school and not limited to the roles of therapeutic services only, but must focus on developmental roles also.

scholarly journals Mental health care practices in the family health strategy: a review of possibilities and limit for na integrated care

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Vladimir Andrei Rodrigues Arce ◽  
Maria Fátima de Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy

The implementation of Mental Health actions in the Family Health Strategy (ESF) still represents a challenge for professionals and health managers, although several experiences of practice are known in Brazil. Based on a literature review, we aimed to systematize the main elements of the facilities and difficulties in the insertion of mental health in the context of ESF. If it is possible to identify similarities between the characteristics reported in the literature, we found that the relationship between professionals and community, the knowledge about the reality of the communities and the proposed actions for prevention and health promotion will facilitate the development of mental health actions in the ESF. Still, the lack of professional training, the medicalized and fragmented mental health design, the lack of a support network for the actions of professionals and the prejudice against mental disorders are factors that make the implementation of health care difficult, what must be focus of technical actions and policies to subsidize the construction of mental health care, focused on deinstitutionalization.

scholarly journals Strategies of Health Surveillance in the construction of a support network for breastfeeding women

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Garbin ◽  
N Yasuda ◽  
D Araujo ◽  
C Novaes ◽  
L Sartori
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Support Network ◽  
World Health ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
The City ◽  
Surveillance Area

Abstract In 2018 the Municipal Health Department of the city of Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil, started the implementation of strategies to promote, protect and support breastfeeding in health surveillance actions. Supervised compliance with the Brazilian Standards of Commercialization of Foods for Infants and Children of 1st Childhood, nipples, pacifiers and bottles and encouraged the installation of breast-feeding support rooms in public and private workplaces in the city, aiming to intervene in the infant mortality rates. According to the Global Strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO/UNICEF), for the Feeding of Infants and Children in the First Childhood, only 35% of children worldwide are breastfed exclusively during the first four months of life. What are the contributions of the surveillance area in encouraging the installation of breast-feeding facilities in the workplace? What are the responsibilities of the Health Surveillance to promote breastfeeding? The strategies implemented aimed to create a culture of respect and support for breastfeeding as a way to promote the health of the working woman and her baby, bringing direct benefits to society.The importance of women in promoting breastfeeding is evident, but it is essential to implement public policies. The surveillance began to integrate the municipal network of incentive to breastfeeding in search of the integrality of the attention aiming to contribute to increase the rates of breastfeeding in the city. Measures of a supervisory nature were implemented to comply with the rules that protect the practice of breastfeeding, in order to avoid early weaning and to reduce infant mortality. Intra and intersectoral strategies, permanent education and awareness-raising among professionals and the population were used. Isolated and fragmented initiatives do not contribute to structuring a breastfeeding support network in the workplace and many companies have not expressed an interest in promoting breastfeeding space. Key messages Dissemination of the pro-breastfeeding culture in which the workplace is a mainstay for a network of support for working women. Surveillance Area acted in the Network of Women’s and Children’s Health Care contributing to the reduction of maternal and infant mortality and healthy infant development.

scholarly journals Das formas como o passado sobrevive no presente: O caso das ruínas

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (29) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Rodrigues Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Themes ◽  
The City

Este ensaio é fruto de uma pesquisa em curso sobre as questões sociais e culturais que emergem da temática das ruínas, tomando como referência aquelas presentes na cidade de Rio Grande, situada no litoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Busca-se refletir sobre a temática da memória, em especial a memória ligada aos lugares do cotidiano, como o é a “casa”. A casa, elemento essencialmente afetivo, é compreendida aqui como o lugar onde as memórias são produzidas. Isto leva ao questionamento se estas casas em ruínas não seriam, essencialmente, elementos que demonstram que a memória é uma questão que emerge na sociedade contemporânea. Trabalha-se sobre essas questões, apresentando também um exercício de etnografia feito com e através da fotografia. Palavras chave: Ruínas. Antropologia Visual. Memórias.   About some ways how the past survives in the present: the case of the ruins. An essay about these tracks in the city of Rio Grande/ RS.   Abstract   This essay is the result of an ongoing research on social issues and cultural themes that emerge from the ruins, with reference to those that are presents in Rio Grande, situated on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul. It is studied the theme of memory, especially memory attached to the places of everyday life, as is the "home". The house, mainly affective element, is understood here as the place where memories are made. This leads one to question whether these homes ruined would not to be, essentially, evidences that memory is an issue that emerges in contemporary society. We work on these issues, presenting also an exercise in ethnography done with and through photography. Keywords: Ruins. Visual Anthropology. Memories.

Assessing Cultural Experiences in Historic Urban Centres: Built Forms and Qualities

2021 ◽  
pp. 037698362110097
Author(s):  
Godwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj ◽  
Meenatchi Sundaram
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Historic Areas ◽  
Realistic Form ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Human settlements evolved over time and the historic towns of yesterday are the growing urban centres of today. The built environment in historic areas is undergoing such rapid transformation that visitors are no longer able to experience cultural values of the past. Identifying the cultural values that people experience in terms of the qualities of what, where and how may support a more realistic form of conservation planning. To assess one’s cultural experience in a historic centre, it is important to delineate the significant architectural heritage and its multiple qualities across time. For the purposes of this heritage value study, the historic city of Tiruchirappalli in southern India is chosen. The city, one of the oldest in India, is situated on the banks of a river and comprises an age-old hillock and many other important built forms. Using rapid ethnographic assessment methods, 12 characteristic forms were found and these were categorised according to eight qualities: historical, sacred, visual, spatial, functional, physical, memorable and sensitive. The validity of these qualities from peoples’ experiences on cultural values require further examination on a few sample streets with special focus on where and how visitors and residents feel the strongest sense of place.

scholarly journals Efervescências musicais e noturnidades no Beco das Artes

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Cíntia Sanmartin Fernandes ◽  
Micael Herschmann
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Georg Simmel ◽  
City Center ◽  
Local Alternative ◽  
Musical Production ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

In the most liquid environments that characterize nightlife and parties, we generally live in a slower and more marked time: on the one hand, by relevant, varied and often intense sensitive experiences; and, on the other hand, for expectations of more freedom and social interaction between the actors. This article sought to problematize the direct and indirect repercussions - not only socioeconomic, but especially in the imagination of the city - of the nightly cultural experiences that take place at the festive events held at Beco das Artes (in the city center of Rio de Janeiro), which it presents itself as an open territory for serendipities, capable of mobilizing an expressive segment of actors who gravitate towards a musical production associated with the local alternative scene (and who, in general, participate in the current street culture in Rio). In view of the objectives outlined, our investigation is not only based on the theoretical-methodological procedures of the Sociology of Senses (and of the Imaginary) founded by Georg Simmel, but also employs cartographic methodological strategies (in the process of carrying out fieldwork and monitoring the dynamics aggregation of actors in the territories) inspired by the Actor-Network Theory, noted in Bruno Latour's seminal work.

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