In a 3–5 page paper, describe the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and strategies for overcoming bias.
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This assessment is an opportunity for you to analyze and have a better understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and the importance of recognizing unconscious bias and microaggressions in the field of healthcare. Your insights and reflections are valued, so feel free to draw from your own experiences to provide depth to your paper. In addition to the suggested readings, use the Capella library to locate at least two academic peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last 3–5 years to support your main points and conclusions.
Write Your Paper
- Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.
- Reflect on how the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion has evolved during your career.
- Discuss any significant changes, initiatives, or policies that have contributed to a more inclusive healthcare environment.
- Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.
- Discuss how unconscious bias can lead individuals to make assumptions about others based on their appearance or other characteristics associated with their identity.
- Describe the ways in which individuals may not be aware of the biases that influence their perceptions and behaviors.
- Explain how unconscious bias may lead individuals to show preference for those who are perceived as being similar to themselves in terms of race, gender, or other characteristics.
- Discuss how, while often unintended, microaggressions have a negative impact on the individuals who experience them.
- Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.
- Discuss any initiatives or training programs that address unconscious bias and microaggressions, and how they have influenced your practice.
- Explain the importance of diverse workforce and leadership.
- Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
- Discuss how healthcare providers are better equipped to understand and respect the cultural beliefs, practices, and preferences of their diverse patient population.
- Describe how an inclusive company allows patients to feel heard, understood, and valued.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:
- Title page. (A separate page.)
- Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.
- Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.
- Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.
- Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
- Conclusion. (One paragraph.)
- References. (A separate page.)
Academic Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
- Length: Include at least 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.
- Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
- Sources: Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
- References: Use at least two scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three in-text citations within the paper. Visit the Evidence and APA page if needed. Use scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles published during the past 3–5 years that relate to your topic. Visit BSN Program Library Research Guide for help with research.
- Academic Honesty: Submit a draft of your assessment to Turnitin and make any necessary changes before you submit it to your instructor for grading.
Example assessment: You may use the Assessment 4 Example [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 4: Describe strategies for overcoming biases in healthcare settings.
- Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.
- Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.
- Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.
- Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.
- Competency 5: Write for a specific audience, in an appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella writing standards.
- Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
- Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
Collapse AllCriterion 1Describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.DistinguishedDescribes the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care, providing applicable examples.ProficientDescribes the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.BasicDescribes some changes related to DEI in healthcare, but may not describe its continuing influence.Non PerformanceDoes not describe the evolution of DEI in healthcare and how it is continuing to influence patient care.Criterion 2Explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.DistinguishedExplains how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions, providing applicable examples.ProficientExplains how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.BasicExplains unconscious bias, but the connections to microaggressions are unclear.Non PerformanceDoes not explain how unconscious bias leads to microaggressions.Criterion 3Describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.DistinguishedDescribes strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future, including providing suggestions for successful implementation.ProficientDescribes strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.BasicIdentifies strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare without describing them or how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.Non PerformanceDoes not describe strategies for overcoming bias in healthcare and how they can continue to shape DEI practices in the future.Criterion 4Explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.DistinguishedExplains how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction, providing support from the literature.ProficientExplains how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.BasicExplains the role of DEI in healthcare without clearly making the connections to improved health outcomes.Non PerformanceDoes not explain how DEI in healthcare results in improved health outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.Criterion 5Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.DistinguishedProduces text free of grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.ProficientProduces text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.BasicProduces text with some grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors, making text difficult to follow at times.Non PerformanceProduces text with significant grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors, making text difficult to follow.Criterion 6Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.DistinguishedIntegrates into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style without errors and uses current reference sources.ProficientIntegrates into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.BasicIntegrates into text mostly appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style, but there are lapses in style use.Non PerformanceDoes not integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
