Becoming a culturally competent health professional is a demanding prerequisite in this
multicultural society. Cultural competence is explored and abstracted as a conceptual …

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to share reflectively how my empirical studies
on spirituality and culture have had an impact upon nurse education. Background …

Develo** culturally competent researchers Background. Whilst we live in multicultural
societies most health researchers tend to take the cultural perspective of the majority ethnic …

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of both student and qualified nurses of
caring for patients from diverse cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, in one region of …

Aim. To identify the core components of cultural competence from a Swedish perspective.
Background. The cultural diversity of Swedish society raises challenges for nursing practice …

Patients are entitled to culturally competent care. Nurses must be prepared to recognize
patients' needs that derive from their culture and to develop skills that will facilitate their …

There is an urgent need to develop cultural competence among nurses and other care
workers if they are to meet the needs of the diverse populations they serve, yet there is …

After reading this chapter you should:• be aware of the model's theoretical concepts•
understand the difference between culture-generic and culture-specific competencies• …

OBJECTIVES: Several published theoretical frameworks of cultural competence have been
developed in North America, Europe and Oceania. The extent to which these frameworks …

Background Research shows that nurses tend to be lacking cultural competence, which may
influence treatment and care for ethnic minority patients negatively. Purpose To investigate …