Cultural Competence
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Cultural competence is described in the health care literature as an essential component of contemporary nursing practice, given the increased cultural diversity of patients. It has also been suggested that cultural competence is fundamentally nursing competence.
The defining attributes of cultural competence are cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural knowledge, and cultural skill.
ISBN
9780826126771 (print); 9780826126825 (ebook)
Recommended Citation
Bauce, K. (2016). Concept analysis: Cultural competence. In Fitzpatrick, J.J. & McCarthy. G. (Eds.). Nursing concept analysis: Applications to research and practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Publication
Nursing concept analysis: Applications to research and practice
Edition
1st
Place of Publication
New York NY
Publisher
Springer
Pages
169-176
