Cultural Competency in Nursing: A Reflective Discussion Post

This discussion post explores the importance of cultural competency in nursing practice, highlighting the need for nursing professionals to possess the knowledge, attitude, and skills necessary to provide quality care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. The author shares a personal experience of caring for a patient with specific religious and dietary preferences, emphasizing the significance of being aware of and respecting these cultural nuances in the care process. The discussion underscores the evolving nature of nursing and the increasing demand for culturally competent care in today's multicultural society, advocating for interventions that address patients' language preferences, medication choices, and spiritual beliefs to ensure holistic and patient-centered care.

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DISCUSSION POST ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY
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1DISCUSSION POST
Nursing is a profession that is constantly evolving from centuries to centuries with
respect to specific stimuli and change agents however; the dynamic and evolving entity of this
profession has not been changed (Jeffreys, 2015). The modern nursing service provides the
consumers with culturally competent care which provides service to people in highly diverse and
multi-cultural society (Kim, 2013). This demands the nursing professionals to become culturally
competent and to become a culturally competent care, it is important that the nursing
professionals have knowledge, attitude and skills so that people of different language and
cultures could be provided with quality care (Long, 2012). Where knowledge helps to understand
the shared values and traditions of the patient and their ethnicity, attitude helps them to develop
and become culturally competent caregiver. On the other hand, skill helps them to communicate
and develop plan of care depending on their patients need and applied intervention (Jeffreys,
2015).
I also faced such situation while caring for a patient Mr. Lee (34) who was admitted in
the cardiovascular unit of the healthcare facility. He was a follower of Buddhist religion and had
dietary as well as lifestyle choices depending on his religion (Long, 2012). While care process, I
had to be aware of his food and dietary preferences so that he could be provided with culturally
competent care. Further, his family, their language preferences and appointment of a translator
could be done. Further, their choice of medication and their attitude towards spirituality,
interventions should be addressed (Jeffreys, 2015). This was my experience while providing
quality care to patient, where cultural competency was at the forefront of the care process.

2DISCUSSION POST
References
Jeffreys, M. R. (2015). Teaching cultural competence in nursing and health care: Inquiry,
action, and innovation. Springer Publishing Company.
Kim, S. H. (2013). Transcultural Self-efficacy and Educational Needs for Cultural Competence
in Nursing of Korean Nurses. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 43(1).
Long, T. B. (2012). Overview of teaching strategies for cultural competence in nursing
students. Journal of cultural diversity, 19(3).