What are the professional requirements for internationally educated nurses (IENs) migrating to the United States?

Healthcare Workforce Diversity

Cultural competency refers to the ability to interact with people across cultures. When used in healthcare, the term focuses on being able to care for patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors.

Certain types of cultural barriers in healthcare have the power to negatively impact outcomes and lead to expensive consequences for health systems. Language barriers, for example, can have devastating effects.

“A key component to new care delivery models, such as patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, is the ability to engage and educate patients about their health status,” the report added. “While doing this is challenging with all patients, for diverse patient populations it can be even more difficult due to language barriers, health literacy gap, and cultural differences in communication styles.”

Reference:

Hussan University Online. (2019). The Need for Cultural Competence in Healthcare In order to meet the needs of patients, healthcare providers will need to promote cultural competency. Retrieved from https://medcitynews.com/?sponsored_content=the-need-for-cultural-competence-in-healthcare

Additional Materials

From your course textbook, Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success, read the following chapter:

Workforce Diversity