title: Cultural competence: assessment and education resources for home care and hospice clinicians.
abstract: Home healthcare and hospice clinicians face many challenges in the complex healthcare system caring for patients and their families in the home environment. One of those challenges is providing culturally competent care for an increasingly diverse population. This article will highlight free, easily accessible, online resources to assist clinicians and organizations to assess organizational and individual cultural competence and provide many resources for cultural competency education programs.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital, Dixon School of Nursing, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, USA. dhines@amh.org
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States