title: Transcultural communication: the cornerstone of culturally competent care.
abstract: Cultural diversity will continue to expand in the "great melting pot"--the United States of America. The ability of the nurse to foster transcultural communication will remain a very real challenge in rendering culturally competent health care. Accepting differences in people and displaying a nonjudgmental attitude are essential for the nurse to communicate successfully across different cultural groups. In conclusion, nurses must be engaged in a dynamic dialogue to ameliorate transcultural communication, avoid language barriers, and employ approaches to enhance nurse-patient rapport.
authors.forename: Lynn C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States