The document discusses the role of advanced practice nurses in bridging the cultural gap between nurses and patients. As the US population becomes more diverse, cultural competency in healthcare is increasingly important. The document proposes that advanced practice nurses can help address this issue by following the mnemonic ASKED - developing awareness of personal biases, cultural skills to assess patients, knowledge of diverse cultures, encounters with diverse patients, and the desire to engage in culturally competent care. As healthcare providers to a diverse global population, advanced practice nurses are well-positioned to improve care for patients from various cultures by overcoming barriers and reducing health disparities.

1. The Role Of The Advanced Practice Nurse In Nurse-Patient Cultural Gap.
Do you believe that the advanced practice nurse can bridge the nurse-patient cultural
gap?Post should be a minimum of 350 words, scholarly written, APA formatted, and
referenced. A minimum of 4 references are required (other than your text).IntroductionThe
growing diversity in the United States has played a major role in movement to cultural
competency in healthcare. As of 2016, there were nearly 44 million immigrants living in the
US which is four times what it was in 1965. Our ever changing ethnic population brings
many challenges for healthcare workers to provide care in this multicultural, multiethnic,
and economically diverse population.Global health is focused on human health issues that
transcend borders. In an attempt to improve health and achieve equality in health care
worldwide an emphasis on transnational health issues involve research and practice as well
as interdisciplinary collaboration to attain solutions. Increasingly we are living in a
globalized world where health problems can ravage groups and create worldwide political
instability. Due to this, the UN conducted a summit to discuss the growing global concern of
chronic diseases or Non-communicable diseases. Please refer to the following link to review
the summary report of this discussion:UN High Level Meeting on NCDs. Retrieved
from:http://www.who.int/nmh/events/moscow_ncds_2011/round_tables_summary.pdf Th
e Role of the Advanced Practice NurseThe National League for Nursing has identified the
role of nursing in global diversity as a critical priority and the advanced practice nurse will
be providing care to a very diverse global population of patients. Bridging this cultural gap
is a major challenge of the APN. Dayer-Berenson (2014) suggests that in order to achieve
this we should follow the mnemonic of ASKED which is awareness, skill, knowledge,
encounters, and desire.We need to perform a self-assessment to become aware of personal
biases and prejudices toward other culture groups. Cultural skill is the ability to conduct a
cultural assessment to collect relevant cultural data concerning the client’s presenting
problem as well as conducting a culturally sensitive physical examination. As advanced
practice nurses we must obtain a sound educational base about culturally diverse groups.
By engaging in cultural interactions or encounters with clients from culturally diverse
backgrounds help modify existing beliefs and prevents stereotyping. And finally the cultural
desire is the motivation to want to engage in the process of becoming culturally aware,
culturally knowledgeable, and culturally skillful and to seek cultural encounters.APNs are in
key positions to improve healthcare for patients from various cultures by overcoming
barriers and reducing disparities. By practicing evidence based care to treat diseases as well
as providing much needed research of ethnic and racial minorities the APN has the ability to

2. increase the quality of healthcare delivery for this population.