DEI Definitions
What are systemic inequities?
Barriers created by policies or systems.
What is culturally inclusive communication?
hospital provides materials in multiple languages
What is language inequity?
Only using English during a discharge teaching with a non-English-speaking patient.
What is a non-DEI outcome?
A patient leaves the hospital because their concerns were dismissed.
What is DEI at Interior Health?
IH promotes respect, belonging, and accessibility for all employees and patients.
What is diversity?
Mix of backgrounds in staff/patients
Treating everyone the same, even if their needs differ.
A variety of identities, languages, cultures, and abilities represented in a group.
What is culturally safe practice?
A unit posts land acknowledgment plaques and offers smudging space ect.
What is bias in treatment?
Ignoring pain in minorities
What is inclusive intake?
Use pronouns respectfully
What is health literacy support?
A nurse slows down speech, uses visuals, and checks understanding.
What is empathy?
Understanding someone else’s feelings or experience.
What is an example of inclusive communication?
A nurse asks a patient: “What pronouns do you use?”
What is lack of cultural safety?
team where patients’ traditions are ignored because they’re “too complicated.”
What is an example of inclusive care failure?
Misgendering a patient repeatedly during triage.
What is an example of inclusive practice?
A nurse uses trauma-informed care or culturally sensitive practice for a patient with past experiences of discrimination.
What is equity?
Fair resources addressing barriers
Giving people what they need to reach the same outcomes—not treating everyone the same.
What is diverse hiring?
Staff reflecting patient demographics
What is performative inclusion?
Displaying DEI posters but having no DEI training.
What is reflective practice?
A nurse adapts care after recognizing their own bias.
What is a nursing example of equitable care?
advocates for an interpreter when a language barrier is present.
What is inclusion?
Belonging where voices are valued
A feeling that you are welcomed, respected, and valued in a space.
What are inclusive practices?
Tools/ resources, like interpreters/pronoun badges
What are inequities' harms?
Higher costs from disparities
What builds belonging?
resource/support groups