Personal Experience of Working with a Culturally Diverse Group

Question: Discuss about the Personal Experience of Working with a Culturally Diverse Group. Answer: Description Every Holmes glen student is required to go through an internship after four years of studying. In November 2016, my fellow student and I were sent to a hospital in Australia to carry out our internship. My fellow student was an Aboriginal student from Canada. I being from Northern America made me feel superior to her. This is because she came from an indigenous group. In the past, the aboriginal group was dictated for on the places they were supposed to live and who they were to live with. The feeling of superiority made me disregard her opinion and also see myself as a better nurse than her Feelings This behavior was due to the fact that I knew that there were policies that dictated where the aboriginal people were to live and whom they were to live with. The aboriginal people have broad-nose, blue eyes, blonde hair and are dark-skinned. Many of this people have grown in foster homes and due to this, they are seen to be inferior. There is also a myth that states that they have mental inferiority. Evaluation The way I felt about the aboriginal student was way out of proportion as it made my fellow nurses who were much close to me to feel the same way. This made it hard for the student to concentrate on her internship. Her opinions about nursing were also disregarded despite the fact that they made sense. But due to the fact that they came from an indigenous person, they were not put into consideration. Analysis The feelings and thoughts about this student were not realistic. This was because we had attended the same school and received the same training. It was also very wrong to perceive a person to have a low IQ due to her origin. I should have treated the student as my fellow colleague despite the fact that we were from different cultural backgrounds. Conclusion I have concluded that people only have vague ideas on what is IQ. The intelligence of a person is gained as a person grows. Ones IQ cannot be measured by a person's background. Therefore there isnt any good evidence that is in support that the Aboriginal people have a low IQ. These groups of people have remarkable achievement in the past and due to this, they are now able to work as lawyers, medical doctors, and accountants. In order to address the culture problem of this people, the problem where their society was destroyed 200 years ago and their traditional way of life lost, should be addressed. Action In case I received a job at a place where I was to work with an Aboriginal person. I would treat them differently and listen to their opinions, this is because their ideas could be of help in the nursing practice. In addition, it is imperative not to perceive other people as inferior due to her or his cultural background.