Ebp Culturally Competent

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Culturally Competent Care
Hellen Kato
Capital Community College

Abstract
This paper is written based on Campinha-Bacote’s theory of cultural competence as evidenced in the Nursing Leadership and Management Text Book 3rd Edition. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the benefits and necessities of applying the five basic principles of the Campinha-Bacote’s theory (cultural desire, cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skills and cultural encounter) to the steps of the nursing process that’s assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Two evidenced based journal articles are used to support the importance of culturally competent care in nursing and examples showing that in order to meet current healthcare standards, the ongoing process of acquiring cultural competence needs should become an essential part of nursing practice.

Keywords: Campinha-Bacote’s theory, cultural competence and nursing process.

Culturally Competent Care
Cultural competence, is defined as the constant attempt to understand the values, beliefs, traditions, and customs of diverse groups. In the nursing leadership management text book, (Kelly, 2012 p 591) quotes that the expert panel on cultural competence of the American Academy of Nursing notices that cultural competence is a continual process for the nurse, wherein the personal preferences of the nurse should not interfere with the care preferences of the client. In United State new immigrants arrive daily which has led to the ethnic and racial composition of the population to change dramatically since the 1990s. As a result there is an increasing diversity in languages, beliefs, lifestyles and practices among residents in rural and urban areas throughout the country. This increasing diversity of population, challenges healthcare professionals to provide culturally appropriate healthcare and

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