Personal Reflection

Running head: Personal Reflection 1
Personal Reflection
Name
Institution

Personal Reflection 2
Mind Map
Me
values
positivity
acceptance
respect
authority
beliefs
action
service
kindness
untrustworthiness
behaviours
friendliness
good communication
responsibility
risk taking

Personal Reflection 3
Personal Reflection
Introduction
An environment that is spiritual, physical and socially safe empowers both the
healthcare practitioners and patients. However, patients determine the safety of an
environment since their cultures, beliefs and values are directly linked to the care they
receive. According to Dempsey (n.d), to ensure patients receive a safe care, healthcare
practitioners must determine and understand their own values, beliefs and behaviors
that may negatively impact the healthcare delivery. This paper therefore addresses how
my values, beliefs and behaviors may contribute to or detract from cultural safety
(Dayer-Berenson, 2014).
Values, Beliefs and Behaviors That Contribute to Cultural Safety
Values
Values can influence many of the judgements I make as well as have an impact on the
support I give to the patients. Therefore, one of my personal values that may contribute
to being a culturally safe professional in a multicultural health care environment is
positivity. Positivity is a value that has helped me become more open-minded thus
experiencing new changes. In a multicultural health care environment, positivity is very
important because it will help me become more productive as I will not think some tasks
are difficult while others are not. Instead, with a positive attitude, I will look for multiple
ways to help complete the tasks. Flemmer, Dekker and Doutrich (2014) argues that
patients are affected by everything a nurse practitioner does and keeping a positive
attitude will help them feel they are getting compassionate care. I believe that my inner
mental strength makes me stronger and more capable of doing the tasks. I have also
learnt that positivity contributes to my happiness as I am always content and I don mot
let other people’s thoughts affect me in any way. Another value I have uphold is
acceptance. I have learnt to understand the life lessons that we come across at different
stages of our lives. In a multicultural health care environment, acceptance is very vital
because I have learnt to accept each and every person the way they are thus promoting
positive team work. Even when my expectations turn out to be disappointment, I drift