Cultural Competency for Healthcare Providers – 3 Hours

Description

This course provides a thorough understanding of culturally competent care, which can help you improve your ability to care for patients. You will learn the significance of delivering appropriate care to patients of different cultures and how to approach patients with various cultural backgrounds to diagnose and treat them accurately. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply evidence-based care concepts of cultural competence to your patient care.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 

• Understand the definition of cultural competency.
• Know the at-risk populations.
• Identify the advantages of providing culturally competent care.
• Identify barriers to providing culturally competent care.
• List ways employers can aid in culturally competent care.

Contact Hours: 3 Hours 

Course Fee: $15 / Participant 

Author: Desiree Reinken, RN, BSN, MSN, NP-C

Target Audience: All Healthcare Professionals 

Note: This course DOES NOT offer AMA Category 1 CME

Instructional Methods:  Online Independent Self-Study (Training + Post-Test). A minimum passing score of 70% is required to complete the course and receive a printable (PDF) certificate via email.

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Approvals: Biologix Solutions is a nationally approved provider of online continuing education (CE) for Nursing, Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and other healthcare professionals. Please visit https://blxtraining.com/accreditations/  for the complete list of approvals.

Nevada: The Nevada Nurse Practice Act requires all renewing RNs and LPNs to complete 30 hours of nursing-related continuing education per renewal cycle and a 2-hour cultural competency course every renewal cycle.

Oregon Cultural Competency Continuing Education (CE Requirements): The two-hour training session is mandatory for all healthcare professionals, including physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, advanced practice nurses, podiatrists, chiropractors, naturopaths, and psychologists.

Connecticut: APRNs shall earn at least fifty (50) contact hours of continuing education within twenty-four (24) months. Continuing education shall be in an area of the APRN’s practice; reflect the professional needs of the licensee in order to meet the health care needs of the public; include at least five (5) contact hours of training or education in pharmacotherapeutics; and include at least one contact hour of training or education in each of the following topics: (A) diseases, including, but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus, (B) risk management, (C) sexual assault, (D) domestic violence, (E) cultural competency, and (F) substance abuse, including, but not limited to, prescribing controlled substances and pain management; and (G) on and after January 1, 2016, include not less than two contact hours of training or education during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six years thereafter on the topic of mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, including determining whether a patient is a veteran or family member of a veteran, screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and suicide prevention training.