CCHP FINAL STUDY GUIDE
"the Hearthstone" strategies for different cultures - ANS - staff shared about
R
cultures once a month to residents (cultural food, customs, dress, & life)
E
- celebrate holidays of different cultures
H
"why more hospitals should prioritize cultural competency" article - ANS
IG
practice 1 - be creative about addressing language barriers
practice 2 - be responsive to mental health challenges
H
practice 3 - be more mindful of stereotypes
ageism - ANS
NG negative stereotype and discrimination based on age
I
basic health literacy - ANS indicates skills necessary to perform simple &
Y
everyday literacy activities (~22%)
FL
below basic health literacy -
concrete literacy skills (~14%)
ANS indicates no more than the most simple &
CLAS standards (definition) - ANS national standards for providing
culturally & linguistically appropriate services in health care
, 2
concepts representative of all cultures - ANS - paralanguage
- proxemics
- nonverbal communication
- cultural knowledge comes from dialogue
ethnogeriatrics -
ER ANS healthcare for older adults from diverse ethnic
H
backgrounds
intersections of the studies of aging, ethnicity, and health
executive -
I
ANS
G enforces laws - president, agencies
GH
gay & bisexual men health issues -
abuse, stress, eating disorders
ANS HIV/AIDS, STIs, substance use &
IN
health outcomes from low health literacy - ANS - increased use of
Y
emergency care & hospitalizations
L
- lower instance of preventative services
F
- poorer skills in taking medications
- poorer interpretation of labels
- more likely to suffer from depression
- poorer health status among elderly
- higher all-cause mortality in elderly