5. References
Gustafson, D. L., & Reitmanova, S. (2010). How are we ‘doing’ cultural
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Pauline Headley
Aspiring to be
culturally competent!!
Editor's Notes
Online cultural diversity, n.d.
At the end of this course students will be able to:1.Have greater knowledge regarding cultural awareness2. Conduct a self assessment to ensure ability to demonstrate cultural awareness3. Be able to live and work and harmoniously with people of other cultures4. Demonstrate cultural competence
Immigration is expanding, which has led to the need to improve diversity education in the nursing profession to better meet the needs of our changing society (Gustafson, & Reitmanova, 2010; Online cultural diversity, n.d.).
Individuals are different in so many ways, which challenges the nurse who is not prepared to accept individuals for who they are. The society expects nurses to be are to adequately care for individuals despite race, language, religion, or sexual orientation (Lowe & Archibald, 2009).
