Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization
Nurses are the ones who can talk with patients and their families. Nurses can break cultural barriers by having healthy interactions with patients and their families. I want to incorporate good communication with patients and their families in my organization.
Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization
In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas of nursing practice? Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization.
View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice! In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas of nursing practice? Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization
View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice! In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas of nursing practice? Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization.
Discuss how cultural competence, or lack of cultural competence, can impact patient care. What strategies work well for practice of culturally acceptable nursing assessment, communication, and intervention?
Reflect on your own cultural and linguistic competence. How confident are you in your ability to address the needs of diverse communities? How do you think you could improve your level of cultural and linguistic competence? No research citations are required for this discussion question.
Discuss what cultural competence is in healthcare. Identify your cultural ancestry. If you have more than one cultural ancestry, chose the one with which you most closely associate. Explore the willingness of individuals in your culture to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Can you identify any area of discussion that would be considered taboo? Explore the practice and meaning of touch in your culture. Include information regarding touch between family members, friends, members of the opposite sex, and health-care providers....
Discuss what cultural competence is in healthcare. Identify your cultural ancestry. If you have more than one cultural ancestry, chose the one with which you most closely associate. Explore the willingness of individuals in your culture to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Can you identify any area of discussion that would be considered taboo? Explore the practice and meaning of touch in your culture. Include information regarding touch between family members, friends, members of the opposite sex, and health-care providers....
Reflect on the cultural and linguistic competence of your practicum site. How does your practicum site respond to the diverse needs of communities? What recommendations would you make to improve their organizational cultural and linguistic competence? No research citation required for this discussion question.
Compare and contrast cultural competence and cultural sensitivity used in health care settings by professional staff. Provide one specific example each for cultural competence and cultural sensitivity that could be applied in your chosen advanced nursing role.
What did you know about cultural competence before completing this module? Can you see how it can improve your care with patients? Was your definition of cultural competence narrow beforehand and it is broader now? Why or why not?