12-03-09
How does your place of employment handle language barriers between colleagues?
Between you & your patient(s)?
12-03-09
What is your understanding of the term “Cultural Competence”?
12-03-09
Is “Diversity Training” provided at your place of employment or School of Nursing?
If so, was it helpful? If not, why?
12-03-09
What works best for you to understand a particular patient’s culture?
It seems that assumptions are made about a patient based upon how they dress, their native language, diet, etc. When assumptions are made, it can interfere with your patient’s overall care and health. As a Nurse, what works for you to understand your patient’s real needs?
12-01-09
Does your hospital or School of Nursing offer any education/CME’s on Diversity?
By Phoebe Taylor
DiversityNursing.com
12/01/2009
The UNC Healthcare System is an example of an organization that addresses the Diversity within its nursing workforce at an impressive level. At the UNC Healthcare System, Diversity has taken a primary role in the driver seat of the organization through the creation of their Nursing Diversity Council. As part of their Shared Governance Model, the Diversity Council has taken a lead role in forming the future of the nursing staff at UNC.
The Nursing Diversity Council at the UNC Healthcare System
The Nursing Diversity Council provides support for the development and implementation of diversity initiatives within nursing, and works to foster a respectful, culturally appropriate environment for patients, families and staff members.
The purpose of the Nursing Diversity Council is to:
- Promote a respectful health care environment that values the incorporation of culturally relevant care for our patients and their families.
- Establish yearly goals for diversity initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Professional Development Council to provide a framework for the educational plan in regards to diversity initiatives.
- Develop policies and procedures aligned with the goals and initiatives of the Council.
- Integrate the diversity initiatives with the hospital plan.
- Review data (such as the Employee Opinion Survey, Press Ganey survey, hospital and patient demographics, etc) to assess efficacy of diversity initiatives and incorporate the data to develop action plans.
Membership shall include the following:
- 1 Director
- 3 Clinical Nurse Managers
- 2 Nurse Educators
- 1 staff nurse representative from each of the clinical service areas:
- Surgery Services
- Oncology
- Heart Center
- Medicine Services
- Women’s Hospital
- Children’s Hospital
- Surgical Services
- Psychiatry
- Rehab
- Emergency Department/ Air Care
- At- large representative from the procedural areas
- At- large representative from the outpatient clinic areas
- Other Members:
- HR representative
- Nurse Recruitment representative
- Pastoral Care representative
