Cultural Competency

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the independent study, the learner will be able to:

• Define cultural competence
• Summarize effective, validated self-assessment tools to assess for cultural competency within an organization
• Recognize how personal history, values, and beliefs can influence perceptions of communication abilities and patterns
• Attribute how biases and stereotypes in various subgroups can influence the care received by patients within those groups
• Review federal laws that relate to healthcare provided to disadvantaged populations
• Recognize how personal history, values, and beliefs can influence perceptions of communication abilities and patterns

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of CheapCEForNurses.com.

Disclosures

Cheap CE For Nurses, Inc and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.