title: Are We Really Measuring Cultural Competence?
abstract: One of the major goals of culturally competent nursing and healthcare practice is to decrease health and healthcare disparities. All healthcare professionals need similar information for cultural competence. However, to date, most of the tools measure knowledge, skills and abilities but not true competence from a clinical practice setting. Several tools measure and/or evaluate the organization's cultural diversity mission but not the providers of healthcare.
authors.affiliation: Professor, University of Delaware.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Purnell
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Cultural competence; measurement; nursing science