A Literary Approach to Teaching Cultural Competence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19463003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren Clark (0000-0001-7668-2149, University of Colorado), Jeannie Zuk (University of Colorado), Julaluk Baramee (University of Colorado) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 199-203 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/104365960001100306 |
| PMID | 11982108 |
| OpenAlex | W2024678635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Cultural competence is a necessity in today’s diverse society and an essential component of clinical practice. As an adjunct to other sources, literature can enrich teaching and sensitize students to cultural issues in health care. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a beautifully written and compelling story well suited for instructional purposes. Although widely recommended, nurses are largely ignored in this story of a Hmong family seeking medical care. The book describes how the health care system failed to provide adequate care to patients from a different cultural background despite providers’ good intentions. Nurse educators can use structured discussion guides to synthesize literary accounts such as The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down with theory and research about cultural competence
Cultural competence · Health care · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |