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Culture is defined as the learned beliefs, values, and attitudes that influence an
individuals thinking, decisions, and actions and allows them to be accepted by a community of
Culturally sensitive care is refers to providing patient and family-centered care in the
context of recognizing the patients culture and the nurses culture, and how this affects the
nurse-patient relationship. All the attributes of the nurse, including age, gender, past
experiences, strengths and weaknesses, have an impact on the interaction with the client.
Through reflection, learning and support, nurses will be better able to strengthen the quality of
care they provide to the diverse communities they serve (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009).
Nurses should understand that everyone has a culture, and while culture can be
influenced by many things, ultimately, ones culture refers to the learned values, beliefs, norms
and way of life that influence an individuals thinking, decisions and actions in certain ways
nursing program because nurses have the opportunity to interact with families of varying cultures
culture, and be able to effectively assess, manage, and teach patients in a way that incorporates
and is respectful of their patients culture (AACN, 2008). Being aware of ones own culture and
knowing how this affects the nurse-patient relationship is essential to providing the best patient
care.
Core Concept Teaching Strategies
CONCEPT: Culturally Sensitive Care
Educational Program: Four Year BSN Program Two Year ADN Program
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Recognize factors that contribute to ones own culture.
Preparation Required by Teacher will need to instruct group to do some investigation and
Teacher/Facilitator and preparatory work prior to class to facilitate deep discussion. Questions to
Materials Needed help facilitate discussion should also be prepared ahead of time.
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Recognize factors that contribute to ones own culture.
Preparation Required by The teacher will have to spend some class time going through how to
Teacher/Facilitator and create a genogram and an ecomap so that students are aware of what the
Materials Needed assignment entails. In addition, a sample of both displays should be made
available to students.
Time Allotted 2-3 hours, completed outside of class
Learning Styles Addressed by Information presentation: _sight _sound Xtext
Activity
Modality: _visual Xverbal
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of various cultures.
Learning Activity Nursing students rotate from one skills station to another. Students
Summary complete physical skills at each station, and each station has its own
cultural scenario to go with specific nursing skills.
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Describe how cultural diversity affects working relationships and
the nurse-patient relationship
2. Identify one way to incorporate culturally-sensitive care into
practice for each of the cultures represented.
Preparation Required by This requires significant preparation by the teacher as many different
Teacher/Facilitator and scenarios will have to be created. Finding additional instructors to
Materials Needed facilitate the skills stations needs to be completed ahead of time. The
skills stations must also be set up ahead of time.
Time Allotted 50 minutes
Learning Styles Addressed Information presentation: Xsight Xsound _text
by Activity
Modality: Xvisual Xverbal
Preparation Required by Preparation for this activity should be minimal. The teacher should have
Teacher/Facilitator and discussion points for the activity prepared ahead of time to help facilitate a
Materials Needed good flow to the activity. Reflection questions for the end of the activity
should also be prepared.
Time Allotted 15 minutes
Learning Styles Addressed Information presentation: _sight Xsound _text
by Activity
Modality: _visual Xverbal
2. How can we as nurses ensure that we do not let our own culture
affect our interactions with our patients?
Evaluation of Learning Learning will be accomplished through a reflection following the activity.
(How will it be Students will talk about how if what they learned in the activity changes
accomplished?) their practice.
Teacher Reflection This is a fun, interactive, student-centered activity that engages students
and makes them reflect on culture and biases from a non-threatening
(justify choice of learning perspective of animals. Students can freely talk about opinions and beliefs
activity and good fit for the and how stereotypes are formed in a safe context.
identified learning objectives)
Watch a movie
NAME OF LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Learning Activity Students will view the movie Zootopia and complete a reflection on the
Summary movie and how this relates to providing culturally sensitive care to
patients. Students will also reflect on a situation where they made a
judgement before grasping the full details of a situation.
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Examine ones own cultural beliefs and biases.
Preparation Required by Teacher will need to make sure that movie is accessible to all students
Teacher/Facilitator and either through a group viewing, or making it available to students for
Materials Needed borrowing. Teacher will also need to have viewed the video to be able to
provide additional insight to students reflection.
Time Allotted 2 hours for the movie, 2 hours to complete reflection assignment
Learning Styles Addressed Information presentation: Xsight Xsound Xtext
by Activity
Modality: Xvisual _verbal
NAME OF LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Learning Activity Students will work through a scenario where a patient in a critical
Summary situation has folk explanations for his illness and symptoms, rather than
biomedical explanations. The student will have to provide the best
medical care while being culturally sensitive.
Domain of Learning Affective: receive (1), respond (2), value (3), organize (4), internalize (5)
(Blooms Taxonomy Revised)
Psychomotor: imitate (1), perfect (3), articulate (4), embody (5)
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Assess a patients cultural needs and recommend changes to
teaching strategies.
2. Explain why certain cultural interventions are implemented for a
patient.
Preparation Required by The physical environment including mannequin and supplies must be
Teacher/Facilitator and prepared ahead of time. Equipment should be tested for functionality.
Materials Needed The scenario in its entirety will need to be prepared ahead of time as well.
Time Allotted 50 minutes
Learning Styles Addressed Information presentation: Xsight Xsound _text
by Activity
Modality: Xvisual Xverbal
NAME OF LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Learning Activity Students are assigned to groups and given a variety of case studies of
Summary patients from many cultures and their responses to medical interventions
that may seem abnormal for a nurse that is not well-versed in providing
culturally-sensitive care. Students will work through the case scenario in
groups, and then share findings with the class.
Student-Centered Learning At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:
Objective(s)
1. Assess a patients cultural needs and recommend changes to
teaching strategies.
2. Explain why certain cultural interventions are implemented for a
patient.
Preparation Required by The teacher will need to prepare several individual case studies and
Teacher/Facilitator and questions for the groups to discuss. In addition, questions for reflection
Materials Needed may need to be prepared in case the students are struggling to come up
with talking points.
Time Allotted 20 minutes
Learning Styles Addressed Information presentation: Xsight _sound Xtext
by Activity
Modality: _visual Xverbal
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2008). Tool Kit of Resources for Cultural
Competent Education for Baccalaureate Nurses. Retrieved from:
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/toolkit.pdf
College of Nurses of Ontario. (2009). Culturally sensitive care: Practice Guideline. Retrieved
from: http://www.cno.org/globalassets/docs/prac/41040_culturallysens.pdf
Gears, M. & Andes, J. (2013). Improving cultural knowledge through a culturally themed
nursing skills day. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 44 (5), 201-202.
Hermann, J.W. (2016). Creative teaching strategies for the nurse educator (2nd ed). Philadelphia,
PA: F.A. Davis Company.