title: Cultural competent patient-centered nursing care.
abstract: This article provides a theoretic framework for culturally diverse practice, provides a model for developing cultural competency, and provides best-practice guidelines for conducting a cultural assessment on patients to identify their diverse needs to integrate into a patient-centered plan of care. The role of ethics is discussed to empower mutual respect, equality, and trust building in patients to promote positive health care outcomes. Cultural diversity tool kits from the National League for Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are reviewed to provide educational resources to the front line nurse.
authors: School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, McCord 353D, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.
authors: Linda K
authors: LK
authors: Darnell
authors: School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, McCord 353D, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA. Electronic address: hicksons@apsu.edu.
authors: Shondell V
authors: SV
authors: Hickson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
keywords: Cultural assessment; Cultural competence; Cultural diversity; Cultural tool kits; Ethics; Patient-centered care; Theoretic framework