Analysis of Purnell Model of Cultural Competency in Healthcare among the Sikh Women in Canada

SOCIAL POLICY IN
HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES

THE ASSIGNMENT IN
BRIEF
 Definition and details of Purnell model of cultural
competency, its parts and dynamics
 Details of Sikh diaspora in Canada
 Healthcare practices among Sikhs (women)
 Interpreting the Sikh community (women) through
Purnell model of cultural competency and care
 Purnell Model diagram
 References

ANALYSIS OF PURNELL MODEL OF
CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN
HEALTHCARE AMONG THE SIKH
WOMEN IN CANADA

WHAT IS PURNELL MODEL OF
CULTURAL COMPETENCY ?
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Purnell model of cultural competency in healthcare sector
can be broadly defined as a sociological model that are
widely used for analyzing and teaching intercultural
competence in healthcare sector (Douglas et al., 2014).
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The model widely encompasses the nursing profession.
The model widely incorporates the ideas about cultures,
persons, healthcare and health professionals.
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The Purnell model was previously created only for the
nursing profession students, however, the respective
model has become a management theory that are being
utilized by various multidisciplinary as well as
interdisciplinary subjects such as management, learning
and teaching professions successfully (Loftin et al., 2013).
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The Purnell model, in this context, has been utilized as a
tool to measure the cultural competency of the healthcare
professionals while working with the south asian Sikh
women of Canada in prenatal as well as postnatal period
and any kind of emergencies.
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The Purnell model shows the possibilities and the
limitations faced by the healthcare professionals while