title: Caring: an approach that transcends culture.
abstract: Many health care providers lack cultural competency and are unaware of how to meet the needs of the culturally diverse patient. All health care providers, and particularly nurses and nurse practitioners who are on the front lines of patient care, must be skilled in providing culturally appropriate and competent care.
authors.affiliation: Hernando County Hospice, USA. barex@fibernet.com
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rexroth
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014481:United States