For more than a decade, cultural competency has been an emerging issue in health care delivery. California, as it often does in health care trends, has been leading the way. An Agency for Healthcare ...

What is cultural competence and how can I assess for it in my nursing staff? At its core, cultural competence is the awareness of one’s own behaviors, beliefs, and biases. According to the State ...

Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

The content and focus are not specific to nursing and can be adapted to all health care professions in other health science programs. Incorporating LGBTQIA+ clinical competency programs for nursing ...

Given the increasing diversity of Canada, cultural competence is considered of paramount importance in practising mental health care effectively. The term cultural competence refers to cultural ...

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

I thought culturally competent care requirements weren’t effective until Nov. 28, 2019, the Phase 3 deadline. Why are facilities getting cited now? While you are correct that aspects of culturally ...

Local nursing students traveled to Ecuador last month as part of a Rochester Community and Technical College course to learn culturally competent care. The "transcultural nursing" study-abroad course ...

Nurses who understand the Muslim worldview and religious or cultural practices are better placed to provide person-centred care to Muslim patients without stereotyping Abstract Delivering high-quality ...