title: Culturally competent nursing care during the perinatal period.
abstract: Effective nursing interventions require culturally competent nursing practice. Nurses can develop the skill sets needed to provide culturally competent care. These skills derive from nursing principles and practice that support respect for individual dignity and self-determination. Sweeping changes in health care delivery have shortened the length of client exposure to nursing care, especially in perinatal nursing. Moreover, changes in the United States population challenge the nurse's ability to respond appropriately to the expectations, values, and beliefs of many diverse cultural groups. Nursing theoretical frameworks provide a basis for cultural competence in practice.
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health, Institute for Public Health, California.
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Willis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009742:Nursing Theory; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States