CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN NURSING

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What are the methods a nurse can use to gather cultural information from patients? How does cultural competence relate to better patient care? Discuss the ways in which a nurse demonstrates cultural competency in nursing practice.

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A nurse can gather cultural information from a patient by having a one on one conversation with the patient and getting to understand them through conversations. A nurse can also look at the patient’s background information and know his culture (Kim & Kim, 2013). The patient’s family can as well fill in a form explaining the patient’s culture. Cultural competence gives room for respect to both the patient…