Week 9 Flashcards
What is cultural competence
In Australia, Cultural Competence has been defined as a set of skills, an attitude and knowledge that is culturally congruent and enables professionals to work efficiently across cultures.
What is culturally competent healthcare?
Care delivered to a person or community that is inclusive of their cultural needs, practices and beliefs.
30 competencies separated in to 6 subscales:
Global Burden of Disease
Health Implications of Migration, Travel and Displacement
Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
Globalisation of Health and Healthcare
Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings
Health as a Human Right and Development Resource
What is identified as the key component for culturally-competent advocacy for social justice and human rights protection
Compassion
Pacquiao (2008) described __ and __ as being core to culturally competent healthcare provision in Nursing.
Self awareness and self reflection
Indigenous Nurse Renee Blackman (2011) states, In Australia, Cultural Competence has been defined as a set of ___ ____ ___ that is culturally congruent and enables professionals to work efficiently across cultures”.
Knowledge, skills and attitude
In Canada, Cultural Competency for PHC provision relies on:
Cross Cultural skills, awareness of one’s cultural world view, attitudes towards cultural differences, knowledge towards cultural differences
he most common understanding for culturally competent healthcare must include care that is delivered to a person or community that is inclusive of their -
cultural needs, practices and beliefs
In the video: Culturally Competent Healthcare video this week from Towson University, the presenter talks about the CLAS standards. What are these?
Culturally, Linguistically Appropriate Services.
a set of 15 action steps intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by providing a blueprint for individuals and health and health care organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
What is global competence
Global competence is the skills, values, and behaviuors that prepare young people to thrive in a more diverse, interconnected world.
