Cultural Competency for Healthcare Providers – 3 Hours

This comprehensive overview will enhance your ability to care for patients using culturally competent care. This course aims to provide information about the importance of providing appropriate care to patients of different cultures. This course will provide a framework for approaching various cultures in mind to accurately diagnose and treat patients. Upon completion of this activity, the learner will apply evidence-based care concepts of cultural competence into patient care.

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

• Understand the definition of cultural competency.
• Know the at-risk populations.
• Identify advantage 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 for course completion. A Printable (Pdf) Certificate By 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 full 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. The Nurse Practice Act requires a 2-hour cultural competency course every renewal cycle.

Oregon Cultural Competency Continuing Education (CE Requirements): The two-hour education is required for all physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, advanced practice nurses, podiatrists, chiropractors, naturopaths, psychologists, and other health professionals.

Connecticut: APRNs shall earn a minimum of fifty (50) contact hours of continuing education within the preceding twenty-four (24) month period. 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.