Description
Culturally Respectful Healthcare
Goals: Meets MAERB Standards V.C.18 (Discuss examples of diversity)
Examine the concepts of culturally respectful care
Examine the concepts of whole health from the individual within a cultural context
Examine the concepts of whole health care as it relates to Medical Assisting
Instructions:
Read Purnell Model of Cultural Competence.pdf article. (Hyperlink is provided and article is also in “Resource Central.”)
Respond to three of the following prompts in essay format.
Identify and describe the top three areas that impacted you the most from this reading and why? Be specific and detailed in your response.
Compare & contrast the types of culture that Purnell’s addresses. Describe your thoughts as to why Dr. Purnell represented culture as he did.
Describe Purnell’s concepts of culture as a process. Secondly, apply these concepts to Medical Assisting Education.
Compare and contrast stereotyping and generalizations as it applies to a person’s cultural views. Be comprehensive and detailed.
Compare and contrast the circles within the Purnell Model. Provide sufficient details.
Describe the various components of secondary characteristics of culture.
This article was originally published 2005. Compare and contrast its applicability to today’s healthcare arena.
Work must include:
A minimum of three to five in-text citations (properly formatted to APA or MLA standards) for each of the three prompts selected.
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation must be at acceptable sophomoric college level work.
Proper use of paragraphs within body of work.
Double spaced formatting.
