Question

40. Cultural encounters are indirect cross-cultural interactions that cause an individual to reflect.

True

False

41.  A patient-centered and culturally competent approach to effectively resolving cultural conflicts will always result in a “win” for the dietitian.

True

False

42. One of the Institute of Medicine’s priority areas is to integrate cross-cultural education into the training of all current and future health professionals. For this reason, cultural competency courses and training are required as part of the course work in a didactic program in dietetics (the ACEND track)

True

False

43. A culturally competent healthcare system values diversity.

True

False

44. Cultural competence began as we started to recognize that cultural and linguistic barriers between a patient and a provider might impact the effectiveness of health care services.

True

False

Answer 1

40. False

Cultural encounters are indirect cross-cultural interactions that cause an individual to reflect. This is not true as cultural encounters are direct cross-cultural interactions.

41. False

A patient-centered and culturally competent approach to effectively resolving cultural conflicts will always result in a “win” for the dietitian. This is a false statement as this should be a win-lose situation for both the dietician and the patient where the cultural values of both are respected.

42. True

One of the Institute of Medicine’s priority areas is to integrate cross-cultural education into the training of all current and future health professionals. For this reason, cultural competency courses and training are required as part of the course work in a didactic program in dietetics. This is true as cultural competency is a priority for the Institute of Medicine.

43. True

A culturally competent healthcare system values diversity. This is true as cultural competence always requires acceptance of diversity.

44. True

Cultural competence began as we started to recognize that cultural and linguistic barriers between a patient and a provider might impact the effectiveness of health care services. This is true as this became more evident in the day-to-day affairs and more positive health outcomes with cultural competency.