Cultural nursing (3cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

This course introduces you to cultural effects on individuals, families and communities in every-day life and health care, as well intercultural communication. You will also familiarize with environmental risks for health and well-being, and global health risks.

Execution methods

Multimodal implementation (classroom, online)

Content

Basics of multicultural nursing theories
Basic concepts of multicultural nursing
Intercultural communication
Environmental health and global health risks
Health related cultural beliefs and values

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 Sufficient
You know about cultural effects on people and societies. You are familiar with cultural concepts related to health care context. You know about evidence-based global environmental risks for health and well-being. You present your knowledge of the most common global health risks, their nursing and medical care and prevention. You demonstrate basic intercultural communication skills.

2 Satisfactory
You recognize cultural effects on people and societies and are able to use the knowledge in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You know cultural concepts related to health care context. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being. You implement your knowledge of the most common global health risks and their nursing and medical care considering these in the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate basic intercultural communication skills
In English

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 Good
You demonstrate your knowledge about cultural effects on people and societies and are able to use the knowledge in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement your knowledge of the most common global health risks and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good intercultural communication skills.

You demonstrate understanding cultural effects on people and societies, and are able to apply the understanding in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context fluently. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement comprehensive knowledge of the most common global health risks and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good intercultural communication skills.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 Excellent
You demonstrate understanding cultural effects on people and societies, and are able to apply the understanding in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context fluently. You demonstrate comprehensive evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being critically assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement excellent knowledge of the most common global health risks and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good cross-cultural communication skills.
In English