As a nursing student, I have always been taught that nursing is about providing holistic, patient-centred care to everyone regardless of their background, culture, or beliefs. It’s what makes this ...

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, ...

This question has become more frequent as we have become a more global society. Today, a nurse must not only know how to care for patients within his or her own culture; the nurse also must be able to ...

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 awareness important in end-of-life care Being aware of cultural and familial background is helpful when providing palliative care to Hispanic patients. Hispanics, the fastest growing minority ...

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 ...

In the United States, there remains an implicit bias that affects the quality of health care for African Americans. “The attitudes and behaviors of health care providers have been identified as one of ...

As the nation's foreign-born population continues to increase, health and rehabilitation service providers must become more aware of their clients' cultural orientations and bridge the gap between ...

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 ...