Cultural Competence in Healthcare

This assignment explores the importance of cultural competence in healthcare. It discusses how healthcare providers can recognize and value cultural differences, engage in effective communication with patients from diverse backgrounds, and adapt their practices to meet the unique needs of each individual. The author, assuming the role of a healthcare administrative leader, outlines strategies for promoting cultural competence within healthcare systems, including involving migrants in their care process, staying updated on different cultures, using interpreters when necessary, asking appropriate questions to understand patient health histories, addressing financial concerns, and fostering partnerships to optimize resource utilization.

Running head: CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Cultural competence in health care
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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It is very important to eliminate any kind of discrepancy in health care and so high
quality care to the patient must be provided. There are many ways by which attempts can be
made to increase the cultural competence in the health care services. Firstly, the value
differences must be considered as strengths rather than just tolerating the people hailing from
different background and having distinct perceptions. Cultural self-assessment can be
organized consciousness for the dynamics when individuals from different regions
communicate, adequate knowledge about the cultures must be institutionalized. Lastly, the
needs of the diverse patients must be met even if for that one needs to go beyond the exiting
theories and practices. This adaptation of the changes to provide the need diverse patients’
needs will reflect a belief on cultural diversity (Betancourt et al., 2016).
As a heath care administrative leader, the attempts I will take are to involve the
migrants in their own process of heath care. Then, we should learn more about culture and
stay updates and about diverse cultures as much as possible including my own culture.
Communication should be in the language of the migrated patients or if that is not at all
possible then a professional interpreter shall be used. Appropriate questions are to be asked
so that in-depth knowledge can be acquired about the health of the patient that will upgrade
the care and withdraw barriers for the migrant patients. Particular focus should be given for
the financial problems and lastly, in this era where resources are limited, partnership can help
a lot by consuming time, energy and money (Truong, Paradies & Priest, 2014).

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References
Betancourt, J. R., Green, A. R., Carrillo, J. E., & Owusu Ananeh-Firempong, I. I. (2016).
Defining cultural competence: a practical framework for addressing racial/ethnic
disparities in health and health care. Public health reports.
Truong, M., Paradies, Y., & Priest, N. (2014). Interventions to improve cultural competency
in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews. BMC health services research, 14(1),
99.