The objective is to ensure that all persons entering the healthcare system, regardless of race, ethnicity or other diversity aspects, receive fair, and quality treatment. Cultural Diversity Respecting an individual includes respecting their social/cultural/religions beliefs. By being open-minded and respectful toward their beliefs, values and practices, you can make someone feel more comfortable. , in particular, may be viewed very differently in different cultures. Family or group decision-making rather than individuals may be the norm in some cultures. Patient rights and organizational ethics help to ensure the rights are respected. These include the rights of patients’ patients (and families, in keeping with the wishes) to receive patient’s care that resets their cultural and personal values, and their privacy. To be culturally competent means understanding and respecting the cultural values, beliefs and practices. A key step in providing patients’
The objective is to ensure that all persons entering the healthcare system, regardless of race, ethnicity or other diversity aspects, receive fair, and quality treatment. Cultural Diversity Respecting an individual includes respecting their social/cultural/religions beliefs. By being open-minded and respectful toward their beliefs, values and practices, you can make someone feel more comfortable. , in particular, may be viewed very differently in different cultures. Family or group decision-making rather than individuals may be the norm in some cultures. Patient rights and organizational ethics help to ensure the patients’ rights are respected. These include the rights of patients (and families, in keeping with the patient’s wishes) to receive care that resets their cultural and personal values, and their privacy. To be culturally competent means understanding and respecting the patients’ cultural values, beliefs and practices. A key step in providing
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