Why is cultural competence important

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Case Study: This week's threaded discussion pertains to the topic of Culture and Community Health. After completing your assigned readings, Stanhope & Lancaster Chapter 7, Davidhizar et al. article, reviewing the PowerPoint handout, and viewing the video below, Forgotten Ellis Island, answer the following questions according to the online discussion guidelines/instructions and rubric from the syllabus

Questions:

1) Why is cultural competence important?

2) What characteristics would a culturally competent nurse possess?

3) Describe a situation in which you demonstrated culturally competent care with a patient/patient's family or alternatively, describe a situation in which you did not provide culturally competent care and what could have been done to improve that interaction.

4) How does the video, Forgotten Ellis Island, relate to concepts of:

Cultural influences in community and public health
Health implications of immigration/immigration healthcare issues
Epidemiology, an important concept of public health
Transcultural considerations and cultural competence

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