title: Cultural Competency in Baccalaureate Nursing Education.
abstract: This article presents the work of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Advisory Committee in developing an integrated curriculum for cultural competence in baccalaureate nursing education. Five competencies for Cultural Competency in Baccalaureate Nursing Education were developed with supporting rationale. Suggestions for developing and implementing curricula for cultural competency, teaching content, specific integrative learning strategies, methods for evaluating nursing students' cultural competence and recommendations for effective implementation of the integrated curriculum are presented.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calvillo
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
authors.forename: Dula
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacquiao
authors.forename: Larry D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Purnell
authors.forename: Antonia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Villarruel
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States