Review week 6 content and answer the following questions. 

1. .List three criteria for the appropriate use of humor in healthcare and provide an example of one.

2. Specificity is an important aspect of nursing documentation- what tools does your organization use for nursing handoff? Elaborate on how you determine the critical information you relay during handoff utilizing your agency’s specific tool.

3. With the new knowledge gained this week describe how you can use questioning techniques to demonstrate empathy, sympathy, and professionalism to deescalate the difficult patient.

4. Describe structural racism’s origins and effects on health care disparity. Include observations on the effects of cultural racism during the Covid-19 Pandemic by answering:    a . How the Covid-19 Pandemic highlights structural racism in health care.  b.  Describe methods of intra/interprofessional communication and collaboration to prevent structural racism and bias to improve interactions and eliminate health care disparities.

5.  Describe what information in the readings or video about structural racism surprised you or was new information. Include how the readings impact your future practice regarding structural racism, bias, and culturally competent communication and include a supporting citation.

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