Dignity & Respect: Showing Our Patients Cultural Sensitivity

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In an effort to help facilities provide quality patient care, standards issued by The Joint Commission emphasize cultural competence and sensitivity to issues regarding culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, functional ability and economic situation.

Program Highlights

Define cultural competency and why it is important

Teach the importance of understanding cultural variation

Encourage the asking of questions for more complete patient understanding

Stimulate staff to learn how patients display cultural expression

Show how cultural competency can lead to better patient care

Achieve compliance with The Joint Commission's Population-Served Standard

Learning Objective

To educate all hospital staff on the necessity of providing every patient with effective and respectful care in a manner that is compatible with each patient’s cultural beliefs and practices

Program Includes

15min Visual presentation (DVD)
1 Free site license upon request

Bonus Resource CD
10 Question Post Test with Answer Key

From The Series

General Orientation

Clinical Advisors

Sharlene Baker, RN, BSN

George Hill, PhD

Kevin Myatt