FUTURE

DIRECTIONS
Understanding Cultural Diversity and
Surviving Life Abroad

The Dream

Expectations Vs. Reality

Expectations
Good Pay
Excellent working conditions
Great people
Stress & hassle free
Better opportunities

Reality
Good pay when converted to PhP
Literal Brain drain
@!#*% people
Homesickness
Excellent opportunities

F.I.G.H.T

HOW TO SURVIVE?

Everything begins at school and followed by optimal

professional adjustment and adaptation

While in the undergrad

Have a firm grasp of the important concepts
Good communication is a must
Think global
Practice

When you become a Professional

Gain enough experience
Pursue your passion
Dont stop learning
Dont forget to prepare for the enormous requirements for

seeking a job abroad

Become Transcultural
Culture Care Diversity and Universality

About the Theory

Focuses on describing, explaining, and predicting nursing

similarities and differences human care and their

culture.
Incorporates methods of approach that takes care of

patients and their culture.

About the Theory

Transcultural nursing: is a learned branch of nursing

that focuses on the comparative study & analysis of

cultures. They apply these concepts to nursing and
health-illness practices, beliefs, and values.
Goal of Transcultural Nursing: is to provide care that is
congruent with cultural values, beliefs, and practices.

Purpose & Goal

Purpose: to explicate transcultural nursing knowledge

and practice
Goal: to identify ways to provide culturally congruent

nursing care to people of diverse or similar cultures

Applications
Knowledge of cultural diversity is essential for nurses in

order to provide appropriate care to clients, families, and

communities.
It also requires understanding of values, beliefs, and
practices of a clients culture.
Nursing actions must be culture-specific.
Culture Care theory not only focuses on nurse-client
interaction but the focus also includes care for families,
groups, communities, cultures and institutions.

Hindrances
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Isolation
Cultural Variation
Cultural Heterogeneity and homogeneity

How to overcome hindrances

Neutrality
Respect
Consistency
Patience
Understanding

Once overseas regarding practice

Honesty
Language
Access to care
Gender Issues
Respect of Modesty
Understanding cultural practices and religious observance
Coordination and case management

Once overseas regarding yourself

Have map, Have good shoes, Will travel
Learn the language
Know that its going to be hard.
Whenever you feel down, explore.
Go to the movies.
Find people from your own country and other expats if

you can

Once overseas regarding yourself

Find people from your own country and other expats if

you can
Dont be afraid to look or sound dumb
Do something completely new
Stay healthy
Write it down and snap a shot

TO SUM IT ALL UP

Enjoy
E enhance your skills
N never give up
J justify the need for globalization
O Optimal practice is a must
Y Yourself is the beginning of everything

Accomplish
A @#!!* are always around Ignore them
C Care to know
C Cultural sensitivity starts with acceptance
O Observe for cues
M Mistakes can be rectified
P Plan ahead
L Live like the locals do
I Integrate culture in every decision making
S Save..
H Have time to pray for @#!!*

SIMPLY ENJOY AND

ACCOMPLISH

THANK YOU VERY

MUCH!!!