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Chapter 7. Communications and Cultural Issues. Madeleine Leininger was interested in . The concepts of caring The cultural aspects of nursing care . Transcultural Care. Holistic Patient-Centered Emphasis on culture. Social structures. Religion Kinship Politics Legal issues
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Chapter 7 Communications and Cultural Issues
Madeleine Leininger was interested in • The concepts of caring • The cultural aspects of nursing care
Transcultural Care • Holistic • Patient-Centered • Emphasis on culture
Social structures • Religion • Kinship • Politics • Legal issues • Education • Economics • gender
(continued) • Age • Philosophy • Values • Beliefs
Useful techniques to combat health information literacy include • Listening • Pausing • Use of silence
The assumption that health literacy is limited to written materials is simply wrong.
Nonverbal communication in Latino patients • Gestures • Proximity • Touch • Eye Contact • Expression of Pain
Barriers to Culturally Competence • Lack of diversity in the healthcare workforce • Lack of diversity in healthcare leadership • Poorly designed systems of care • Problematic communication between providers and patients of different ethnic and racial backgrounds.