Competent Nurse

[mariesexiest]

Why Culturally Competent Care?

Have you ever experienced a situation where you were unsure about the best way to approach a patient and family because of racial or ethnic concerns? Was there ever a time when language differences prevented you from effectively communicating with a patient?

You play a very important role in the health delivery system. Nurses spend more time in direct patient care than other groups of health professionals and are employed in a variety of settings. Increasingly diverse racial, ethnic, and sociocultural backgrounds of patients, colleagues, and staff may present challenges to you as you strive to provide care. Cultural and language differences may engender misunderstanding, a lack of compliance, or other factors that negatively influence clinical situations and impact patient health outcomes.

[Altra, BSN, RN]

Homework assignment?

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

I'm sorry, I don't understand your question.

[lvnandmomx3]

Sound like homework.........

[ebear, BSN, RN]

Do you have a question or what??? :vlin:

[Jo Dirt]

Why Culturally Competent Care?

Have you ever experienced a situation where you were unsure about the best way to approach a patient and family because of racial or ethnic concerns? Was there ever a time when language differences prevented you from effectively communicating with a patient?

You play a very important role in the health delivery system. Nurses spend more time in direct patient care than other groups of health professionals and are employed in a variety of settings. Increasingly diverse racial, ethnic, and sociocultural backgrounds of patients, colleagues, and staff may present challenges to you as you strive to provide care. Cultural and language differences may engender misunderstanding, a lack of compliance, or other factors that negatively influence clinical situations and impact patient health outcomes.

This sounds like it came out of a textbook...

Remember how in secondary school we were always told we learn best if we do the work ourselves?

[facetiousgoddess]

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lo siento

Teresita