Three Key Components Of A Cultural Assessment
Working in healthcare you may come across individuals from all walks of life, we must have the knowledge and ability to care for these patients. Culturally competent practice builds trust and empowers the patient. (Pardasani, & Bandyopadhyay, 2014). In this discussion I am going to define cultural assessment. Then I will discuss three key components of a cultural assessment. Next I'll identify five communication skills that facilitate culturally competent health care. A culture assessment is a process that identifies the cultural needs of a patient (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). This assessment is preformed to help the provider and nurses better understand specific health related needs and interest of a patient. Being aware of these needs allows
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Beginning with communication, interviewing a patient can be very difficult if they speak a different language from you. To begin an assessment, you must first identify the language in which the patient is fluent in order to obtain a translator. Understanding how your patient communicates is essential to providing care. The patient may be blind or hearing impaired and this will affect how communication occurs. Verbal and nonverbal cues also need to be taken into consideration (Campinha-Bacote,2011). Communication affects every aspect of a patient’s stay and we must ensure to have clear and concise communication. Next is education background, assessing a patient’s health literacy allows staff to evaluate their knowledge about healthcare. Familiarizing yourself with the learning style of the patient helps the provided education be retained. The last key component I am going to discuss his health-related beliefs. I think this is important because we need to understand what the client believes about their illness. How their culture treats illness and vocabulary used needs to be taken into consideration when caring for a patient. In order to provide patient centered care a knowledge of the patient’s cultural practices and beliefs must be
Beginning with communication, interviewing a patient can be very difficult if they speak a different language from you. To begin an assessment, you must first identify the language in which the patient is fluent in order to obtain a translator. Understanding how your patient communicates is essential to providing care. The patient may be blind or hearing impaired and this will affect how communication occurs. Verbal and nonverbal cues also need to be taken into consideration (Campinha-Bacote,2011). Communication affects every aspect of a patient’s stay and we must ensure to have clear and concise communication. Next is education background, assessing a patient’s health literacy allows staff to evaluate their knowledge about healthcare. Familiarizing yourself with the learning style of the patient helps the provided education be retained. The last key component I am going to discuss his health-related beliefs. I think this is important because we need to understand what the client believes about their illness. How their culture treats illness and vocabulary used needs to be taken into consideration when caring for a patient. In order to provide patient centered care a knowledge of the patient’s cultural practices and beliefs must be