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Driving Forces for Culturally Congruent Care Traces the evolution of ethnicity in the United States from the arrival of Native Americans to the present. Key contributions of various ethnic groups to the development of United States culture is highlighted. Predictions for future changes in the ethnic composition of the United States and implications are discussed.
The Relevance Of Culture To Health Care Basic culture-related terms are discussed. The relevance of culture to health practices and beliefs is explored in-depth. Potential areas of conflict between the dominant values in the United States with values of many other cultural groups are identified.
The Diversity Of Health And Healing Concepts Diverse approaches to health and healing are discussed. Allopathic and alternative medicine approaches commonly used in the United States are contrasted with Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine and folk medicine.
Incorporating Culture Into The Health Care Continuum Components of two transcultural models and application of models within the health care continuum are discussed. Tips are given related to initial interaction with diverse clients, communication, teaching and discharge planning.
Culturally Congruent Care In The Maternal-Child Setting Session includes an in-depth discussion of cultural issues in the maternal-child, medical-surgical and critical care settings.
Culturally Congruent Care in Med-Surg and Critical Care Settings Discussion focuses on cultural issues and strategies to assist individuals in providing culturally sensitive care in Med-Surg and critical care settings.
Culturally Congruent Care During Terminal Illness Discussion focuses on cultural issues and strategies to assist individuals in providing culturally sensitive care during terminal illness and death.
Diversity In the Workplace: Considerations For Health Care Educators Diversity in the current workplace is discussed. Predicted future changes in workplace diversity and challenges to educators resulting from these changes are explored. Personal and contextual factors for consideration by health care educators in a diverse workplace are highlighted.
Cultural Diversity: A Major Challenge To Health Care Managers This course covers the relationship of culture to workplace diversity, challenges of cultural diversity in relation to health care managers' roles, driving forces for cultural competence among health care managers and also explores the manager's personal role in becoming culturally competent.
Getting to Know the Latino Population This course covers demographics and basic aspects of Latino culture.
Incorporating Latino Culture into the Health Care Continuum Beliefs and practices that are common among Latinos will be discussed within the context of culturally sensitive health care approaches.
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