Cultural Competency - 4 Contact Hours

Course Purpose

Build practical skills in cultural humility, bias mitigation, language access, inclusive assessment, and equitable nursing care across diverse populations.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 4 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

After completing this course, nurses will be able to assess cultural and communication needs without relying on stereotypes, use qualified language assistance, and incorporate each patient's identity, beliefs, abilities, and priorities into care. Learners will also be able to examine personal and organizational bias, apply national culturally and linguistically appropriate service standards, and recognize federal protections related to nondiscrimination, disability access, and language access.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Differentiate cultural competence, cultural humility, cultural safety, intersectionality, implicit bias, and structural inequity.
2. Apply a patient-centered cultural assessment to communication, decision-making, treatment, diet, spirituality, family involvement, and discharge planning.
3. Evaluate individual and organizational self-assessment methods for cultural and linguistic responsiveness.
4. Demonstrate bias-interruption, teach-back, qualified interpreter use, and inclusive communication strategies in clinical scenarios.
5. Adapt nursing care for patients affected by ageism, racism, disability barriers, language barriers, religious needs, sexual or gender minority stress, socioeconomic hardship, or military experiences.
6. Identify federal requirements governing nondiscrimination, meaningful language access, disability accommodations, privacy, and equitable participation in health services.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Cultural Competency - 4 Contact Hours.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Introduction

2. 2

   Defining Cultural Competence

3. 3

   National Standards for Cultural Competence

4. 4

   Cultural Assessment

5. 5

   Self-Assessment

6. 6

   How to Plan and Implement a Self-Assessment

7. 7

   Special Considerations

8. 8

   Cultural Competence Versus Stereotyping

9. 9

   Consequences of Cultural Competence Deficiencies

10. 10

    Developing Cultural Competence

11. 11

    Federal Legislation

12. 12

    Conclusion

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