As a nursing student, what actions can you take to be more self-aware in your attempts to embrace diversity in individuals?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Correct answers should include some of the following points.
o Perform self-reflection of one's own values/beliefs, incorporating feedback from peers.
o Express an awareness of one's own views of differences among people (e.g., different opinions, different world views, different races, different values, and different views of society).
o State and continually explore through reflection and feedback how one's own biases, personal values, and beliefs affect others.
o Identify cultural differences among clients and colleagues in the practice setting.
o Acknowledge one's own feelings and behaviours toward working with clients, families, and colleagues who have different cultural backgrounds, health behaviours, belief systems, and work practices.
o Explore one's strategies for resolving conflicts that arise between self and colleagues and/or clients from diverse groups.
o Identify and seek guidance, support, knowledge, and skills from role models who demonstrate cultural proficiency
o Recognize and address inequitable, discriminatory, and/or racist behaviours or institutional practices when they occur.
o Acknowledge the presence or absence of individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds at all levels in the workplace, reflecting the cultural makeup of the clients or community being served.
o Reflect and act on ways to be inclusive in all aspects of one's practice.