Cultural competence in health care: an emerging theory

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2014 Jan-Mar;37(1):48-60. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000016.

Abstract

This study examined the current state of cultural competence in health care using a qualitative descriptive design. Interviews were conducted with 20 multidisciplinary experts in culture and cultural competence from the United States and abroad. Findings identified 3 themes; awareness, engagement, and application that crossed 4 domains of cultural competence; intrapersonal, interpersonal, system/organization, and global.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cultural Competency / organization & administration*
  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Professional Competence*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States