Dignity and respect : showing our patients cultural sensitivity /
In an effort to help facilities provide quality patient care, standards issued by The Joint Commission emphasize cultural competence and sensitivity to issues regarding culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, functional ability and economic situation. Program Highlights Define cultural competen...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Nashville, TN :
Envision, Inc.,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In an effort to help facilities provide quality patient care, standards issued by The Joint Commission emphasize cultural competence and sensitivity to issues regarding culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, functional ability and economic situation. Program Highlights Define cultural competency and why it is important Teach the importance of understanding cultural variation. Encourage the asking of questions for more complete patient understanding. Stimulate staff to learn how patients display cultural expression. Show how cultural competency can lead to better patient care. Achieve compliance with The Joint Commission's Population-Served Standard. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed August 18, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (17 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:17:00 |