Section: 3.4 - Cultural Competence | Pediatric Nursing Part 1 | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Define cultural competence.
    • Explain why a nurse should be culturally competent to care for children and families.
    • Identify barriers to cultural competence in health care.
    • Discuss strategies a nurse can utilize to overcome barriers to competence.
    • Describe the steps of developing cultural competence.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 3 hours and 5 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

      University of Minnesota

    • Read the entire article. (15 minutes)

      Canadian Pediatric Society

    • Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

      ‘Nursing’ Journal

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes) 

      Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

    • Read the sections ‘Communication’ and ‘Provider Opennes and Awareness’. (7 minutes)

      Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing

    • Read the sections ‘Barriers reported by practitioners’, ‘Facilitators reported by practitioners’, and ‘Facilitators reported by patients/caregivers’. (22 minutes)

      BMC Health Services Research

    • Read the entire article. (16 minutes)

      NebGuide, Nebraska Extension Publications

    • Read chapter 28 ‘Communicating across Cultural Differences’. (40 minutes)

      Texas Children’s Hospital

    • Additional Learning Option
    • Read the entire article. (41 minutes)

      University of Minnesota

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    • Quiz
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      Quiz: Unit 3.4

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