Case Assignment: Cultural Empowerment
Case Assignment- Cultural Empowerent
Catonia Roach
Trident University
BHS414- Cross-Cultural Health Perspectives
Dr. Stephanie Lino
November 30, 2014
Read the Case Story of A Day in the Sleep Clinichttp://support.mchtraining.net/national_ccce/case5/case.html
After reading the story, click on the Activities link on the left side. Review Activity #1.
In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:
What aspects of Dr. Williams' behavior influence the decisions of the families he works with and possibly influence the ultimate health outcomes of their children?
What roles do culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status play in families' experiences in the healthcare system?
What factors, other than provider-patient communication, influence disparities in health outcomes?
Cultural Empowerment
What aspects of Dr. Williams' behavior influence the decisions of the families he works with and possibly influence the ultimate health outcomes of their children? Cultural competence is a very critical capability that allows physicians to be able to effectively offer better ultimate health outcomes. Moreover, the concept of cultural competence focuses on various factors affecting the way in which patients from other cultures approach, as well as experience healthcare. This includes health beliefs, cultural norms, and social factors. Hence, it is always necessary to ensure that physicians and nurses devise ways on how to work best with patients of differing cultures and beliefs (Core Concepts in Cultural Competence, 2012).
For example, considering the Sleep Clinic Case Story it is undoubtedly evident that there are various aspects of Dr. William’s behavior, which has tremendously influenced the decisions of the three families that visited him, thereby affecting the health outcomes of their children’s health. This is evident by the way Dr. William treats the three families, where only one family can be regarded as content with how he handled their
Catonia Roach
Trident University
BHS414- Cross-Cultural Health Perspectives
Dr. Stephanie Lino
November 30, 2014
Read the Case Story of A Day in the Sleep Clinichttp://support.mchtraining.net/national_ccce/case5/case.html
After reading the story, click on the Activities link on the left side. Review Activity #1.
In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:
What aspects of Dr. Williams' behavior influence the decisions of the families he works with and possibly influence the ultimate health outcomes of their children?
What roles do culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status play in families' experiences in the healthcare system?
What factors, other than provider-patient communication, influence disparities in health outcomes?
Cultural Empowerment
What aspects of Dr. Williams' behavior influence the decisions of the families he works with and possibly influence the ultimate health outcomes of their children? Cultural competence is a very critical capability that allows physicians to be able to effectively offer better ultimate health outcomes. Moreover, the concept of cultural competence focuses on various factors affecting the way in which patients from other cultures approach, as well as experience healthcare. This includes health beliefs, cultural norms, and social factors. Hence, it is always necessary to ensure that physicians and nurses devise ways on how to work best with patients of differing cultures and beliefs (Core Concepts in Cultural Competence, 2012).
For example, considering the Sleep Clinic Case Story it is undoubtedly evident that there are various aspects of Dr. William’s behavior, which has tremendously influenced the decisions of the three families that visited him, thereby affecting the health outcomes of their children’s health. This is evident by the way Dr. William treats the three families, where only one family can be regarded as content with how he handled their