Cultural competency 

Description
Optimal patient care can only be achieved from health professionals who understand cultural differences, and avoid conflicts and misunderstandings and can jeopardize medical care. This updated classic, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, contains over 200 case studies illustrating cross-cultural misunderstanding and culturally competent health care.  Health professionals can easily reference information with updated  appendixes, bibliography, Internet resources, and index." Chapters provide breadth of knowledge, and cover scenarios involving: birth, end of life, traditional medicine, mental health, pain, religion, and multicultural staff issues. This is an essential element for the cultural competency of all health professionals.

ISBN: 0812220315
ISBN-13: 9780812220315
Format: Textbook Paperback, 320pp
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Pub date: August 2008
Edition Description: New Edition
Edition Number: 4

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1040 Cultural sensitivity
1060 Foreign language, cultures
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1130 Verbal communication skills, presentations
1140 Written communication skills, publishing
3000 Nutrition assessment
4000 Wellness and public health
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
6000 Education, training and counseling
6010 Behavior change theories, techniques
6020 Counseling, therapy and facilitation skills
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6040 Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
6050 Instructional materials development
7040 Consultation

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