HLT 306V Week 3: Multicultural Patient Education and Communication

HLT 306V Week 3: Multicultural Patient Education and Communication

Write a 650-1300 word response to the following questions;

  • Explain multicultural communication and its origins.
  • Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
  • Explain how cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
  • Explain family culture and its effect on patient education
  • Approaches health care professionals use to address religious and cultural diversity
  • Literacy Types
  • Literacy as a disability
  • Examples of some myths about literacy
  • Assessment of literacy skills and evaluation of material for readability
  • Effective communication established by the health care professional ways the health care professional can help the patient to remember instructions