Cultural Diversity, Spirituality, and Ethics in Healthcare

Catalog description

This course focuses on the fundamentals of an evidence-based approach to examining a range of cultural norms, religions, and alternative health care practices of varied racial and ethnic groups, and how these practices affect the definition, design and implementation of culturally competent, individualized health care. Variations in race, ethnic, age and gender groups, family structure and patient support will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on summarizing intercultural aspects and how the multicultural professional nursing work force can collaborate to assess, plan, and manage care according to the cultural and spiritual needs of individual patients and populations.