Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

The content and focus are not specific to nursing and can be adapted to all health care professions in other health science programs. Incorporating LGBTQIA+ clinical competency programs for nursing ...

Cultural competence has gained attention as a potential strategy to improve quality and eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in health care. In 2002 we conducted interviews with experts in cultural ...

How does cultural diversity affect nursing care? Increasing medical staff diversity through improved hiring practices, as well as improving cultural competencies in existing staff via training and ...

An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

Jacqueline Fletcher wanted a primary care practitioner who took the time to listen to her, hear her, make her feel safe. She wanted someone who understood her ongoing life experience as a Black woman.

The country is changing, and fast. Studies show that racial and ethnic minorities account for most, if not all, of the country’s population growth as of late. “Nationally, the U.S. grew by 19.5 ...

“I felt super lucky:” Luck and administrative burden in cancer-related financial hardship. Introducing the SEER-Medicare-Housing and Urban Development data linkage: A novel resource for examining the ...

Promoting culturally competent communication at the provider, care institution, health plan, and national levels is likely to contribute to success in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in the ...

Eighteen years ago, my nursing journey began in the UK. At the time, there was no OSCE programme, and before I could join an adaptation programme to become a registered nurse again, I worked as both a ...

Introduced under urgency this month, the government’s latest proposed law change would increase the health minister’s powers to interfere in the work of medical registration authorities. The Health ...

This post was co-authored by Kaitlin Lord and Jessica L. Borelli Have you ever felt like you couldn’t connect with a therapist? Like they just weren’t clicking with you, or understanding your ...