I began to explore the Providers Guide to Quality and Culture database, where I watched a series of videos that consisted of scenarios where health care providers, in different cross-cultural encounters, used their competency knowledge to tailor their services towards patients. Through these examples I was able to learn that just having knowledge of a cultures background is not enough. I was able to identify in the video factors that need to be integrated, such as cultural beliefs, verbal and non-verbal communication, and social determinants, which include health literacy of patients and socio-economic factors. After the revision of different scenarios and a set of reflective questions, I proceeded to explore CultureVision database, which provided an insight of different cultures, their traditions, beliefs, politics, how they deal with health situations, among other interesting facts. From this, I learned that being aware of cultural backgrounds, how they view and practice health care is an important factor to keep in mind, as it will guide me in future endeavors to work for the patient’s best
I began to explore the Providers Guide to Quality and Culture database, where I watched a series of videos that consisted of scenarios where health care providers, in different cross-cultural encounters, used their competency knowledge to tailor their services towards patients. Through these examples I was able to learn that just having knowledge of a cultures background is not enough. I was able to identify in the video factors that need to be integrated, such as cultural beliefs, verbal and non-verbal communication, and social determinants, which include health literacy of patients and socio-economic factors. After the revision of different scenarios and a set of reflective questions, I proceeded to explore CultureVision database, which provided an insight of different cultures, their traditions, beliefs, politics, how they deal with health situations, among other interesting facts. From this, I learned that being aware of cultural backgrounds, how they view and practice health care is an important factor to keep in mind, as it will guide me in future endeavors to work for the patient’s best