NUR5850 · Working cross-culturally in contemporary health care

Overview

This unit explores the role of nurses and midwives in a multicultural society. Study in the unit will provide nurses and midwives with the framework to improve health care for those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. People from a CALD background often experience many challenges accessing health care to include health disparities and inequities. This unit, extends the knowledge and skills of nurses and midwives working cross-culturally, and comprises of four modules: 1) general principles of working cross-culturally in contemporary health care, 2) working cross-culturally with patients, families and carers, 3) working cross-culturally with other healthcare professionals in cultural and interdisciplinary contexts, and 4) building cross-cultural practice and care related policy and systems.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Define and differentiate between the commonly used and interchangeable terms used in health care when working cross-culturally.
2. Critically analyse challenges to access health care including health disparities and inequities for people from CALD backgrounds and major health issues affecting them today.
3. Explore the individual health professional’s skill, knowledge and attitudes that facilitate culturally competent health service delivery.
4. Critically analyse the benefits and challenges of working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts with health care providers who are from diverse cultural and linguistic contexts; and identify. strategies for achieving effecting teamwork.
5. Reflect on health care professional’s own culture and its potential impact on caring for others and working with other health care professionals who have different cultural backgrounds.
6. Critically analyse organisational and systems governance structures and existing policies that improve the culturally competent health care.

Workload

12 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self directed study, including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.