Course: Multiculture Issues

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Course title Multiculture Issues
Course code KSZD/MUOP9
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Puhlová Eva, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar Topics: 1. Basic terminology used in connection with multicultural issues. Multiculturalism, transculturalism. Ethnocentrism. Cultural shock. Ethical aspects of providing culturally responsible care. 2. National composition of the Czech population, development. The attitude of the majority of the Czech Republic to cultural diversity. 3. National composition of the Czech population, development. The attitude of the majority of the Czech Republic to cultural diversity. Health care and health care systems for foreigners in the Czech Republic, abroad. 4. Methods of transcultural exploration. Theory of culturally consistent care according to Leininger. Camphiny-Bacote model. 5. Communication, language and cultural barriers in multicultural environment. Healthcare professional's cultural competence. 6. Characteristics of selected ethnic groups living in the Czech Republic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The subject is an integral part of health care professional training. It introduces specific knowledge and communication with members of minorities and migrants in the healthcare environment in the provision of culturally identical nursing care. It describes the basic terms that define a multicultural environment and explain possible problems and conflicts that arise in it. It introduces the issue of migration and immigration in the Czech Republic, changes in the atmosphere and attitudes towards migrants within the majority. It introduces the stages of cultural shock when moving an individual into a different culture. It presents a description of the models that can be used to identify the needs of sick members of minorities and ethnic groups, informs about the differences of selected nationalities and cultures that live in the Czech Republic.
Professional skills: The student is able to apply models for providing culturally considerate care to minorities in the nursing process, using acquired knowledge in obtaining information about patients and caring for them. They can communicate with members of minorities and ethnic groups with respect to their differences. They will acquire the skills of argumentation with the lay and professional public on the issue of transcultural diversity in nursing care. He / she is able to apply his / her knowledge of customs, cultural and communication differences of foreigners' communities in practice. General competences: The student will acquire knowledge of specific cultural differences of ethnic groups and will communicate with their members with respect to the particularities of culture.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% attendance at seminars, submission of the seminar work, credit test passed for min. 75%.
Recommended literature
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  • Vietnamci, Mongolové a Ukrajinci v ČR: Pracovní migrace, životní podmínky, kulturní specifika (informační příručka Policie ČR) [online]. 2010 [cit. 2017-05-18]..
  • BARŠOVÁ., A., BARŠA., P. Od multikulturalismu k občanské integraci. Změny v západoevropských politikách integrace přistěhovalců. Brno: MU. 2005.
  • Bibleserver.com. Jan 4. Český ekumenický překlad [online]. Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 2001 [cit. 2017-05-26]. Dostupné z: http://www.bibleserver.com/text/CEP/Jan4.
  • ČESKÝ STATISTICKÝ ÚŘAD. Populační prognóza ČR do r. 2050. 2004. Praha. Dostupné z http://www.czso.cz /csu/cizinci.nsf/kapitola/ciz_zdravotni_pece..
  • IVANOVÁ, K. ŠPIRUDOVÁ, L. KUTNOHORSKÁ, J. Multikulturní ošetřovatelství I. 2005. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada. ISBN 80-247-1212-1.
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  • ŠPIRUDOVÁ. L. et al. Multikulturní ošetřovatelství II. 2006. Praha: Grada Publishing. ISBN 80-247-1213 - Xs.
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