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1. manage their own prejudices
2. communicate respectfully across culture and speak in a way that does not presume that the
other person shares their own values or experiences
3.. understand a client's culture by asking open questions - correct answer ✔✔ what are the
three components of cultural competence
ability to provide high quality care to client with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviour and
tailoring delivery to meet the client' social, cultural and linguistic needs - correct answer ✔✔
what does it mean to be culturally competent in the health care setting?
"What message do I need to convey? What information do I need from the other person? What
words should I use? What words might be considered offensive? How do I make the other
person comfortable to ask questions, or to tell me they have a different point of view?" - correct
answer ✔✔ Communicating across cultures means listening and speaking effectively. A
culturally competent RD will ask,
attitudes, knowledge and skills that are particularly useful in obtaining informed consent. -
correct answer ✔✔ competent client-centred approach emphasizes the development of
Willingness to recognize and challenge the cultural bias of interprofessional team members and
colleagues or systemic bias within health care services where there are risky outcomes for the
client.
- Attentiveness to differing cultural values between clients, RDs and other health care
professionals.
- Commitment to continued development of RD cultural awareness and interprofessional
cultural practices.
, - Willingness to understand our own cultural values and how these influence informed consent.
- correct answer ✔✔ how can an RD develop attitudes towards cultural competence
yes - correct answer ✔✔ does culutre extend beyond ethnicty ?
yes they can - correct answer ✔✔ can a client identify with several cultural groupings?
their perceptions of health, illness and disease; their health care practices; their interactions
with health care professionals and the health care system; and treatment preferences. - correct
answer ✔✔ clients' cultural beliefs, values and practices influence
health and illness, including disease prevalence and response to treatment. - correct answer
✔✔ Awareness that cultural features influence
According to the Dietetics Act and CDO's Definition of Practising Dietetics, recommending
general exercise as part of the overall health and nutritional recommendations is within the
dietetic scope of practice as it promotes health and prevents disease through nutrition and
related means.
While recommending general exercise is within the dietetic
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scope of practice, leading exercise classes and the actual demonstration of techniques falls
outside the parameters of the above definitions of dietetic practice. Demonstrating specific
exercises does not enhance a nutrition assessment, nor is it providing nutrition care or
education by nutritional means. In addition, fitness assessments/testing would also be
considered outside of the dietetic scope of practice.
It is important that the DEC RDs recognize that they may conduct fitness assessments and teach
specific exercise - correct answer ✔✔ Is delivering exercise classes within the dietetic scope of
practice?