Chapter 4: Understanding, Recognizing, and Mitigating Implicit Biases in Healthcare 3 CE Hours Release Date: May 1, 2023 Expire Date: May 1, 2026 Author Candace Pierce DNP, RN, CNE, COI and presentations. As a leader, Dr. Pierce strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their
Dr. Pierce is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, How to receive credit ● Read the entire course online or in print. ● Answer the final examination questions at the end of the course. ○ A passing grade of 75% is required. Test questions
professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the lead nurse planner for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Candace Pierce DNP, RN, CNE, COI has no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course.
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After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Evaluate the areas of the brain that are involved in unconscious thought and biases. Differentiate implicit and explicit biases. Identify factors that contribute to the development of biases. Implicit bias in healthcare Implicit bias significantly affects how healthcare professionals perceive and make treatment decisions, ultimately resulting in disparities in health outcomes. These biases, often unconscious and unintentional, can shape behavior and produce differences in medical care along various lines, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and socioeconomic status. Healthcare disparities stemming from implicit bias can manifest in several ways. For example, a healthcare provider might unconsciously give less attention to a patient
Describe the effects of implicit bias within healthcare. Evaluate the relationship between implicit bias and healthcare disparities. Recognize strategies to remedy the negative impact of implicit biases when providing within healthcare.
or make assumptions about their medical needs based on race, gender, or age. The unconscious assumptions can lead to delayed or inadequate care, misdiagnoses, or inappropriate treatments, all of which can adversely impact health outcomes. Addressing implicit bias in healthcare is crucial for achieving equity in medical treatment. Strategies to combat these biases involve education and awareness programs for healthcare professionals.
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