NUR1 239 Chapter Notes - Chapter 03: Intercultural Competence, Racialization
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Chapter 03: cultural and social considerations in health assessment. This section discusses key points about culture, cultural sensitivity, cultural competence, and cultural safety. Culture is an inherently complex dimension of people"s lives. Culturalism conceptualizes culture in narrow terms and may lead to wrong assumptions about patients" values and beliefs about health care. Racialization is a process by which ethno-racial groups are categorized, stigmatized, inferiorized, and marginalized as the other". : racialization is closely linked to culturalism and discrimination. Cultural sensitivity implies that health care providers should be aware of and accommodate people"s values, beliefs, customs, and practices. Cultural competence is the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or personal attributes to diverse populations with the aim of developing respectful relationships. This section presents critical points about ethnocultural diversity in canada and demographics. Health inequality refers to differences, variations, and disparities in the health status of individuals and groups.
