Cultural Competency for the Healthcare Professional

Subject areas

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

Disclosure statements

Objectives

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

• Define cultural competence
• Summarize various assessments and tools to help improve culture within an organization 
• 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 and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.