Cultural Competence

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Cultural Competency
This week in Basic Concepts and Therapeutic Relationship you are coming to understand the need for Cultural Competence. After reading the resources provided this week, complete the following exercises.
In the forum, respond to the following:
1. What is your understanding of the need for cultural competence? How do you see this guiding your personal belief system and that of your future nursing practice?
2. In the article Self-awareness: A Tool for Providing Culturally Competent Care page 63, is the acronym CULTURE. Each letter represents a vital aspect of the nurses ability to provide culturally competent care to their clients. The letter C refers to the nurse challenging self and others biases and prejudices that could hinder the ability to provide care that each patient deserves.
Take some time to think of your own biases and prejudices – we all have them. How will you expand your belief system to include those whos cultural and religious views differ from your own? How do you think you can ensure that you are, in fact, culturally sensitive and competent? Share your meaningful and self-reflective thoughts in the forum. This is a personal piece so citations and references are not required.

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