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Understanding Cultural Diversity in Healthcare

Explore the impact of culture on health beliefs, communication, and care delivery. Learn about cultural considerations in healthcare, from family language to religious beliefs and rituals. Gain insights into providing holistic care to diverse populations.

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Understanding Cultural Diversity in Healthcare

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  1. Culture Values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors and customs unique to a group of people and are passed from one generation to another.

  2. Basic Characteristics • Learned • Shared • Social • Dynamic

  3. Classification Based on: • Ethnicity - national origin/culture • Race – physical or biological

  4. Cultural Diversity Differences in people based on culture, ethnicity or race

  5. Holistic Care • Well being of whole person: • Mental • Social • Physical

  6. Family Language Personal Space Touching Eye Contact Gestures Health Care Beliefs Spirituality Religion Health Care Considerations

  7. Religious Considerations • Blood transfusion – Christian Scientist, Jehovah’s Witness • Touch – Islam • Last rites – Catholicism, Judaism • Special garment/relic – Mormon, Native American

  8. Religious Considerations Continued • Atheist – No belief in deity • Agnostic – Belief existence of deity cannot be prove or disproved

  9. Cultural Considerations • Hispanic/Native American – avoid eye contact, speak softly • Asian/South African/Middle Eastern – tolerate/endure pain

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