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CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN NURSING 1

Cultural Competence in Nursing

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Cultural Competence in Nursing

Typically, cultural competence in nursing constitutes nurses' ability to consider the

diverse beliefs, feelings, and values among the patients. Moreover, it's characterized by nurses'

ability to meet the patients' social, psychological, and cultural needs, which are fundamental for

the provision of optimal care. The practice ensures that patients' health disparities are reduced as

their needs are met regardless of their gender, race, religion, language, and ethnic background.

Cultural competence among nurses enables them to retain high sensitivity to cultural differences

among the patients, which is elemental in creating culturally appropriate care plans, as discussed

in this paper.

Methods of Gathering Cultural Information from Patients

Based on the importance of meeting the cultural needs of their patients, nurses employ

multiple strategies of gathering cultural information from the patients. The most prevalent one is

engaging the patients during interactive sessions by simply asking what constitutes the patient's

beliefs. The practice is elemental in evaluating and meeting the patient's expectations. It also

ensures that holistic care is attained by meeting the patient's psychological, emotional, and

spiritual needs (Sharifi et al., 2019). Moreover, nurses can also seek patient information from the

patient's family and relatives, who may share extensive knowledge of the patient's cultural

background in question.

The Relationship between Cultural Competence and Better Patient Care

Meeting the cultural needs of the patients is fundamental in the provision of optimal care.

Through the process of learning the cultural needs of the patients, nurses create a rapport with

their patients, which is critical for attaining good communication and meaningful interactions

between the nurse and the patient (Tanriverdİ, 2017). Cultural competence also ensures that
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possible social dynamics in the family that may affect the patient are well taken care of. Further,

accurate cultural knowledge enables nurses to achieve a correct diagnosis, assessment, and

treatment, which are elemental in optimal care provision.

How Nurses Demonstrate Cultural Competency in Practice

Nurses demonstrate cultural competence in multiple ways in their practice. Among the

most prevalent ways is by allowing their patients to practice their culture in treatment processes

as long as it has zero interference on the process. Another method is by allowing patients to

exercise their privacy. For instance, nurses can allow their patients to carry out prayer sessions

while in the hospital (Sharifi et al., 2019). Moreover, nurses show cultural competence by

incorporating specific procedures which demonstrate respect to patient's culture during physical

examinations. Further, nurses demonstrate their cultural competence by using the patient's

language in communication processes to fully express themselves.


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References

Sharifi, N., Adib-Hajbaghery, M., & Najafi, M. (2019). Cultural competence in nursing: A

concept analysis. International journal of nursing studies, 99, 103386.

Tanriverdİ, G. (2017). Approaches and recommendations for improving the cultural competence

in nursing. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 25(3), 227-236.

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