Essay

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

• Diversity as a Multicultural Social Concept
• The Spectrum of Diversity Viewed as Self
• Striving to Understand Cultural Competence

Assigned Readings:

From the Internet, read the following:

• Saha, S., Beach, M. C., & Cooper, L. A. (2008). Patient centeredness, cultural competence and healthcare quality. Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(11), 1275–1285. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824588/

Read the following:

• From Human Ability to Ethical Principle: An Intercultural Perspective on Autonomy 

In this assignment, you will analyze the concept of diversity, autonomy, and bioethics.

There exists a crossroads between diversity, autonomy, and bioethics, which must be identified and respected. The enigma of patient-centered care exercising patient autonomy with an overlay of cultural diversity and bioethics is highly complex. The right choice rests within the patient, and the health professional must provide the necessary information to allow the patient to make the best suitable choice based on his or her personal values.

This assignment will require you to read the articles listed below and prepare a three- to five-page response highlighting the challenges of diversity, autonomy, and bioethics for the healthcare professional and a best practice approach to how healthcare delivery can best accommodate the diverse population of the United States.

From the Internet, read the following:

• Hanssen, I. (2004). From human ability to ethical principle: An intercultural perspective on autonomy. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Nursing Ethics, 7(3), 269–279.
• Saha, S., Beach, M. C., & Cooper, L. A. (2008). Patient centeredness, cultural competence and healthcare quality. Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(11), 1275–1285. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824588/

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Details:

• Submit this topic as a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document. Use APA standards for citations and references.