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RAD 110 Clinical Education

Use this guide to complete the Cultural Competence in the Clinical Setting Assignment.

Super Searching

Have you ever searched and received no results or way too many? Library databases do not search like Google, so it is important to understand how to choose your search terms and how to combine them to be a more successful searcher. With library databases, YOU have the search power. Read the information below to learn about how to choose keywords and how to combine your keywords to broaden and narrow your search results.

Mind Mapping

 

 

 

 

 

Mind Mapping 

Start a mind map to brainstorm possible topics related to your research.

Some basic questions to get you started based on the assignment:

Your topic:  cultural competence
Population:  cultural, religious or minority group    

(different than your own cultural, religious or minority group)

Medical profession: Radiography or radiographer or medical imaging

 

 

Complete the chart based on your selected topic you are researching to propose a solution, understanding,or improvement.

Draw four boxes to address the main concept of your research topic.
 

 

TOPIC                               

 

POPULATION

 

GROUP ANALYSIS                     

 

SOLUTIONS/UNDERSTANDING/IMPROVEMENTS

Mind Mapping Example

TOPIC 

cultural competence
culturally responsive care (CRC) 
cross-cultural care
cultural diversity
cultural care
transcultural
transcultural care
transcultural healthcare
transcultural health care
transcultural medical care
transcultural nursing

POPULATION

Hispanic/Latino
African American
Native American/Indigenous
Asian American (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
Middle Eastern (e.g., Arab, Persian)
Eastern European (e.g., Russian, Polish)
LGBTQ+
Veterans
Disabled Individuals
Hearing Impaired/Deaf
Visually Impaired/Blind

GROUP ANALYSIS

Attitudes Toward Health and Healthcare:

  • Research and discuss the chosen group's general attitudes toward health and healthcare.
  • Explore any beliefs, values, practices, or challenges influencing their healthcare approach.

 

Customs, Traditions, or Challenges:

  • Identify and explain specific customs, traditions, or challenges that may create barriers during routine imaging procedures.
  • Provide examples of how these factors might impact the patient’s experience in a diagnostic imaging setting.

 

SOLUTIONS/UNDERSTANDING/IMPROVEMENTS

Your beliefs
Your understanding of their culture
How to care
Assessment program
Cultural sensitivity
Professional-patient relations
Spirituality & holistic healing
Unconscious bias
Training 
Culturally Competent Care Education Committee 
Promoting anti-bias and inclusive curriculum
Race concordance

 

Narrow your Search

Combine concepts with AND to find more relevant sources

transcultural care AND veterans

culturally responsive care AND muslim patients

hearing impaired patients AND communication AND diagnostic imaging

Use “double quotes” to find exact phrases

"culturally responsive care"

“diagnostic imaging”

Broaden your Search

Use ORs and parentheses to combine synonyms or multiple topics

(veterans OR military OR soldiers OR servicemen)

(culture OR cultural OR  ethnicity OR identity OR values)

(healthcare OR health care)

 

Tip: CINAHL Complete will help you with terminology