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What is cultural competence?

From the Association of College & Research Libraries:

Cultural competence: A congruent set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that enable a person or group to work effectively in cross-cultural situations; the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each (National Association of Social Workers, 2001).

American Library Association. (2012). Diversity standards: Cultural competency for academic libraries. Association of College & Research Libraries. https://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/diversity

Articles

Cultural Humility: Retraining and Retooling Nurses to Provide Equitable Cancer Care
Cancer outcome disparities exist among Black, Indigenous, and people of color despite advancements in screening, detection, and treatment. In addition to racial and ethnic diversity, the U.S. population is experiencing shifts in socio-demographics, including a growing aging population, sex and gender identities, spiritual and religious belief systems, and divides between high and low-income households. This article provides a foundation for cultural humility as a clinical competency in nursing to improve the quality of cancer care
Culturally Congruent Care in Radiology Nursing
Radiology nurses, in particular, influence care in a variety of settings and provide care to people of all ages and acuities, making the commitment to fostering culturally congruent practice even more critical. Nurses can begin this process by critically reflecting on their own biases as well as the concepts of cultural humility and cultural competence.
Developing Cultural Humility Through a Global Medical Mission Experience
Collaborating with a medical mission team, students worked as part of an interdisciplinary medical team providing health care in an impoverished third world country.
Exploring Nursing Knowledge of Black American Diversity
The Black American population continues to grow, owing in part to global migration. This growth accompanies a variety of health practices and risks. Nurses are well placed in the healthcare field to affect the health of this population. The goal of this qualitative study is to explore nurses' knowledge of diverse nature of Black American populations.
Healthcare Needs of U.S. Rural Latinos: A Growing, Multicultural Population
As the largest racial or ethnic minority in rural populations and as the second largest group in the nation, Latino health has a significant influence on the U.S. healthcare system. For nurses, evidence-based strategies can be tailored to address diverse Latino subpopulations to reduce specific disparities for various ethnic populations.
Hospital Nurses' Experiences Providing Care for Muslim Patients in the United States
Understanding a patient’s culture is imperative to providing holistic patient care. The purpose of the study is
to describe and explore the lived experiences of non-Muslim hospital-employed registered nurses providing care for Muslim patients in the United States
Interventions to enhance cross-cultural competence in oncology: A meta-analysis of effectiveness studies and a qualitative review
Cross-cultural competence of healthcare providers is crucial to create a culturally safe environment. Cancer poses special challenges to cross-culturally competent communication and decision-making.
Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy in Immigrant Health
The United States has the largest, most diverse immigrant population. Nurses will care for immigrant clients in all areas of nursing practice.
Transcultural Nurse Views on CultureSensitive/Patient-Centered Assessment and Care Planning: A Descriptive Study
Culture-sensitive (CS) and patient-centered (PC) care are considered essential to achieve high-quality equitable care. The purpose of this study was to determine how expert nurses incorporate CS/PC care into their assessment and care planning practices, especially for culturally diverse and marginalized patients.