HLT 306V Topic 3 Homework: Multicultural Patient Education and Communication

(HLT 306V Topic 3 Homework)

Write a 650-1300 word response to the following questions;

• Explain multicultural communication and its origins.
• Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
• Explain how cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
• Explain family culture and its effect on patient education
• Approaches health care professionals use to address religious and cultural diversity
• Literacy Types
• Literacy as a disability
• Examples of some myths about literacy
• Assessment of literacy skills and evaluation of material for readability
• Effective communication … by the health care professional
• Ways the health care professional can help the patient to remember instructions