Course: Multicultural Health Care

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Course title Multicultural Health Care
Course code OSE/ZZA05
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Koudeláková Ludmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics of the subject -Transcultural nursing, multicultural nursing, multicultural society in the Czech Republic, migration, definition of concepts -Kultural and ethnic concepts of health, illness, death, rituals -Specificities of nursing care in the multicultural / transcultural context of pre-hospital and hospital care with focus on selected minorities -Communication with foreigners in a health facility or in providing PNP, ethnocentrism, communication barriers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The subject acquaints students with minority culture culture. The goal is to gain the ability to positively perceive clients / patients from cultures other than their own, to adequately deal with them and to regulate their behavior on the basis of tolerance, tact and empathy.
Upon completion of the course students will be able to: - to describeTranscultural nursing, multicultural nursing, multicultural society in the Czech Republic, - to define the basic terminology concerning Transcultural Nursing, -to define cultural and ethnic concepts of health, illness, death, rituals, - specify nursing care in the multicultural / transcultural context of pre-hospital and hospital care with a focus on selected minorities, - to describe the specifics of communication with foreigners in the health facility or in providing PNP, ethnocentrism, communication barriers,
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Gymnasium curriculum.
OSE/ZZA02
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OSE/ZZK02
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OSE/ZZP02

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Preparation, presentation and defense of the seminar work on the given topic.
Recommended literature
  • Kutnohorská, J. (2013). Multikulturní ošetřovatelství pro praxi. Praha: Grada.
  • Tóthová, V. a kol. (2012). Kulturně kompetentní péče u vybraných minoritních skupin. Praha: Triton.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Paramedic (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter