Class 3 - Professional Responsibility & Cultiral Diversity

Question 1

What are some ways that nurses can increase their cultural competencies
(there are 3)

Answer 1

1. Cultural awareness:
   openess and self reflection recognizing the presence of racism and ageism.
2. Cultural knowledge:
   what a nurse brings to the caring situation and what the nurse learns about the person and their culture.
3. Cultural skills:
   skillful cross-cultural nursing is developing a mutual respect between the nurse and the person
   Ex: using interpreters, respectful communication, listening carefully to what the client is saying.

Question 2

The LEARN model is used to help increase the effectiveness of nursing interventions. What is the LEARN model

Answer 2

L = listen carefully to what the older person is saying to you. Look for the non-verbal as well as the verbal signs of communication

E = explain your perception of the situationand the problems

A = acknowledge and discuss both the similarities and the differences between your perception and the goals of those of the older person

R = recommend a plan of action that takes both perspectives into account

N = negotiate a plan that is mutually acceptable

Question 3

What are some of the helath disparities in Canada

there are 5

Answer 3

• Live in lower socioeconomic conditions
• Are of Aboriginal identify
• Are women/female
• Are living in a rural/remote community
• Are a part of a ‘vulnerable’ population; immigrants/refugees, homeless, mentally ill, children and youth, poor literacy, etc.

Question 4

What are some health disparities that Aboriginals face in Canada
(there are 5)

Answer 4

• Lower socioeconomic conditions – even when performing the same work, pay is less for Aboriginal people
• More Aboriginal seniors live in poverty than non-Aboriginal
• More likely to reside in overcrowded, poorly constructed homes
• There are limited assisted living facilities on reserves and no long term care facilities – seniors requiring care must leave their communities
• Lower literacy levels – far reaching implications such as inability to read/understand prescriptions and health related instructions

Question 5

What are some nursing considerations that can be utilized when working with another culture
(there are 5)

Answer 5

1. being culturally knowledgeable
2. being client centered
3. being self-reflective
4. facilitating a clients choice
5. accomodating clients cultural
   beliefs and practices