Question

How to measure cultural competence when evaluating patient-centered care? explain in detailes

Answer 1

Patient-centered care is a care where more emphasis is based on individual patient needs and preferences (diversity, culture, cultural competence, disparities)

Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures.

Cultural competence means to be respectful and responsive to the health beliefs and practices—and cultural and linguistic needs—of diverse population groups:

- Having specific cognitive and affective skills that are essential for building culturally relevant relationships between providers and patients (skills that we develop)
-- Obtaining cultural competence is an ongoing, lifetime process, not an endpoint
-- Becoming culturally competent requires continuous self-evaluation, skill development and knowledge building about culturally diverse groups.

Although patient-centered care requires additional competencies, a nurse’s demonstration of cultural competence and sensitivity are foundational patient-centered care requirements.

Increased immigration has led to increasing diversity among patients, making culturally congruent healthcare an absolute necessity. Like all healthcare fields, nursing is expected to adopt a global practice of culturally congruent care. Thus, nurses must acquire an in-depth understanding of cultural beliefs, practices, and differences, thus developing a practice of avoiding premature generalizations. Cultural competence models have and will continue to play a crucial role in making nursing practice more efficient and effective.

Nurses can identify, understand, and address the unique requirements of patients when they understand patients’ cultural and religious values.

Cultural competence is the ability to understand and respond to individuals with different backgrounds.

Although patient-centered care requires additional competencies, a nurse’s demonstration of cultural competence and sensitivity can meet major aspects of patient-centered care requirements