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Assessing The Cultural Competence Of Healthcare Professionals In A Psychiatric Setting, Jean Kulas
Assessing The Cultural Competence Of Healthcare Professionals In A Psychiatric Setting, Jean Kulas
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Hospitals, nursing homes, and mental health facilities throughout Rhode Island admit patients from a multitude of cultures on a daily basis. As a result, healthcare professionals are often taking care of patients from backgrounds other than their own. Different groups of people have their own set of norms and unique views regarding medical treatment. How knowledgeable are healthcare workers about certain cultural practices, beliefs, and symptomatology?
My goal was to assess the cultural competency of healthcare professionals in a psychiatric and mental health facility in Rhode Island. I chose to focus on the mental health setting instead of a general …