Introduction to Cultural Safety
This course is available free on line through Frontier Nursing University.
The purpose of this course is to:
Introduce the concept of cultural safety and to explore the three main aspects of it, which include:
- Learning about the history and impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
- Being self-reflective on our identities as health providers who may care for Indigenous people
- Centering the Indigenous patient experience and listening as the patient defines what safe care is
At the end of this Introduction to Cultural Safety course, learners will be able to:
- Define cultural safety
- Identify the three key tenets of cultural safety
- Explain the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
- Describe what culturally safe vs. culturally unsafe care may look like (give examples)
- Discuss personal and systems change strategies for improving the cultural safety of care
https://ceu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/introduction2cultural-safety