You are planning an educational inservice for your nursing colleagues with the goal of fostering culturally competent care. What outcome should you prioritize when planning this education?

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The concept of culturally competent care applies to health care institutions, which must develop culturally sensitive policies and provide a climate that fosters the provision of culturally competent care by nurses. Nurses must learn to acknowledge and adapt to diversity among their colleagues in the workplace. This is not necessarily dependent on nurses examining their own cultures. Because patients needs vary widely, care is not equal. Evaluating cultural awareness in others does not necessarily enhance ones own cultural competence.

You Are Planning an Educational Inservice for Your Nursing Colleagues