3. Cultural Competence:
Different cultures have different rules. Read or View at least ONE of the following resources and consider your answer to the following questions:
Summarize ONE of the resources (articles or the Ted Talk), and answer 2 of the following 7 job interview style questions:
Share any experience you have in working with individuals from backgrounds different from yours. How would this experience translate to working within a health care environment and with patients?
What are some of the challenges you have encountered in working with patients from diverse populations?
Do you have experience working with individuals with Limited English Proficiency?
What languages do you speak? If language other than English is offered, ask about proficiency (conversational, fluent, read, write, etc.) and if the proficiency has been tested.
Have you worked with interpreters? If yes, in what capacity and what was your scope of involvement? Are you knowledgeable about a specific culture such that you could serve a mentor role in teaching other staff about that culture?
If you suspected a patient was experiencing challenges (not following treatment plan, missing appointments, etc.) due to cultural preferences, what steps would you take to understand their preferences?
How would you go about building rapport with a patient who is from a background different from yours?
Article 1: Rahimaghaee, F.,Mozdbar, R. (2017) Cultural intelligence and it’s relation with professional competency in nurses. Nursing Practice Today 4(3): 115-124. 10p. (Article – research, tables/charts) ISSN: 2383-1162
Article 2: Riley, D., Smyer, T., York, N. (2017) Cultural Competence of Practicing Nurses Entering an RN-BSN Program.
you can choose either article please use APA format
