Multicultural competencies in health care
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| Module: |
Nursing care |
| ECTS: |
3 |
| Contact hours – lectures: |
30 |
| Contact hours – seminar: |
15 |
| Contact hours – clinical exercises: |
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| Contact hours – clinical practice: |
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| Holder of subject: |
Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Assistant Professor |
| Year of study: |
Third |
Multicultural competencies in health care
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| Contact hours – lectures: |
30 |
| Contact hours – seminar: |
15 |
| Contact hours – clinical exercises: |
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| Contact hours – clinical practice: |
|
| Holder of subject: |
Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Assistant Professor |
| Education providers: |
- Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Assistant Professor
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| Level of study: |
First Bologna cycle professional education study program |
| Semester: |
Winter |
| Language: |
Slovene/English
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| Subject-specific competences: |
The student:
- will understand the important role of culture on individuals' health and the health care they receive;
- will become familiar with the concepts, theories, cultural diversity and healthcare delivery;
- will understand the importance of multicultural competencies and their own cultural bias;
- will become familiar with six Indicators of Multicultural Competence;
- will get insight into different cultures and interactions with healthcare
Intended learning outcomes:
Knowledge and understanding:
Students will understand the impact of diverse health and disease belief systems on the interaction of health care providers and patients of a different cultural heritage. They will understand that the level of nurses' cultural competencies affects the quality of nursing care provided. Students will also obtain knowledge on culture, cultural diversity, and the dangers of generalisations and stereotyping. Students will become familiar with the indicators of multicultural competence and ultimately also obtain the cultural competencies important for providing transcultural nursing. The knowledge of the patient's cultural perspectives will enable them to provide more effective and appropriate care. |
| Mandatory references: |
- Hvalič Touzery, S., 2014. Kulturne kompetence medicinskih sester kot dejavnik kakovosti oskrbe pacientov. In: S. Pivač, B. Skela Savič, S. Hvalič Touzery & S. Kalender Smajlović, eds. Klinično usposabljanje skozi EU direktivo in mednarodne standarde ter izkušnje v Sloveniji: količina in kakovost kliničnega usposabljanja: zbornik predavanj 8. šole za klinične mentorje, Jesenice, 18. 9. 2014. Jesenice: Fakulteta za zdravstvo, pp. 46-55.
- Hvalič Touzery, S., Kalender Smajlović, S. & Smodiš, M., 2014. Multikulturne kompetence kliničnih mentorjev: rezultati projekta Soulbus. S. Pivač, B. Skela Savič, S. Hvalič Touzery & S. Kalender Smajlović, eds. Klinično usposabljanje skozi EU direktivo in mednarodne standarde ter izkušnje v Sloveniji: količina in kakovost kliničnega usposabljanja: zbornik predavanj 8. šole za klinične mentorje, Jesenice, 18. 9. 2014. Jesenice: Fakulteta za zdravstvo, pp. 56-64.
- Dayer-Berenson, L., 2013. Cultural Competencies for Nurses: Impact on Health and Illness. 2nd ed. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Soulbus-e-Coach, 2015. Available at: https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/soulbusecoach/3-examples-of-improving-multicultural-competence/
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| Recommended references: |
- Loredan, I. & Prosen, M., 2013. Kulturne kompetence medicinskih sester in babic. Obzornik zdravstvene nege, 47(1), pp. 83-89.
- Drabble, L., Sen, S & Oppenheimer, S., 2012. Integrating a Transcultural Perspective into the Social Work Curriculum: A Descriptive and Exploratory Study. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(2), pp. 204-221.
- Campinha-Bacote, J., 2002. The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services: A Model of Care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 13(3), pp. 181-184.
- Chenowethm, L., Jeon, Y.Z. & Burke, C., 2006. Cultural competency and nursing care: an Australian perspective. International Nursing Review, 53(1), pp. 34–40.
- Ingram, R.R., 2012. Using Campinha-Bacote‘s process of cultural competence model to examine the relationship between health literacy and cultural competence. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(3), pp. 695–704.
- Maier-Lorentz, M.M., 2008. Transcultural nursing: Its importantce in nursing practice. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 15(1), pp. 37-43.
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| Study obligations: |
- 100% obligatory attendance at the seminars
- 50% attendance at lectures
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| Assessment methods: |
- written examination (50%)
- seminar (50%)
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