Cultural Diversity, Health Disparities, and Diversity’s Effect

Which of the following is NOT part of socioeconomic status?

• Upbringing

• Income

• Occupation

• Eduction

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for IMPROVING culturally-competent care?

• Encouraging healthy eating involving foods that are preferred by a patient's ethnic or cultural group

• Providing relevant training on cross-cultural issues to healthcare workers

• Providing the same medical care for the treatment of disease, regardless of cultural background

• Providing healthcare brochures in different languages

Health literacy includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• Reading

• Writing

• Knowledge of the health insurance system

• Knowledge about healthful practices to stay healthy

Biases are:

• True generalizations about a culture

• Feelings that make a person uncomfortable

• False impressions

• Feelings that lead to certain behaviors

Removing language barriers to limited English-speaking populations is the main focus of:

• Health literacy

• Cultural compentency

• Linguistic competency

• Health Equality

Health disparities is the term most often used in the United States. Worldwide, they are called:

• Health inequalities

• Health inequities

• Health equalities

• Health disappointments

If a patient doesn't speak or understand English, what can be used to help improve the outcome of their treatment?

• A family member

• A chaplain

• An interpreter

• A service recovery log

Linguistic competency is the ability of the healthcare system to effectively deliver _______ healthcare to patients in the United States who speak limited or no English

• Culturally specific

• Age-appropriate

• Empathetic

• Language-appropriate

A set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies of healthcare professionals that enable them to better work with patients from diverse backgrounds and ethnic groups is called:

• Linguistic competency

• Empathy

• Health equality

• Cultural competency

The patient does not have the right to refuse treatment that conflicts with their cultural or religious beliefs

• True

• False