The population health nurse is participating on a committee established to aid a multi-facility health center achieve cultural congruence. Which components should the nurse explain as being needed before the health center achieves this goal?

1. Cultural diversity.
2. Cultural sensitivity.
3. Cultural awareness.
4. Cultural imposition.
5. Cultural competence.


Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
Explanation: 1. Culturally congruent care incorporates several components. These include cultural diversity, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence. Cultural diversity reflects the cultural differences that exist between health care professionals and a given population or cultural group. Cultural sensitivity involves assuming a learner role with respect to the culture of the population served. Cultural awareness encompasses providers' recognition of the influence of culture on health and health-related behaviors. Cultural competence is actions taken by providers in response to awareness and knowledge, or the performance of culturally congruent behaviors by providers or health care systems. Cultural imposition is an expectation that others will conform to the dictates of one's own culture.
2. Culturally congruent care incorporates several components. These include cultural diversity, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence. Cultural diversity reflects the cultural differences that exist between health care professionals and a given population or cultural group. Cultural sensitivity involves assuming a learner role with respect to the culture of the population served. Cultural awareness encompasses providers' recognition of the influence of culture on health and health-related behaviors. Cultural competence is actions taken by providers in response to awareness and knowledge, or the performance of culturally congruent behaviors by providers or health care systems. Cultural imposition is an expectation that others will conform to the dictates of one's own culture.
3. Culturally congruent care incorporates several components. These include cultural diversity, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence. Cultural diversity reflects the cultural differences that exist between health care professionals and a given population or cultural group. Cultural sensitivity involves assuming a learner role with respect to the culture of the population served. Cultural awareness encompasses providers' recognition of the influence of culture on health and health-related behaviors. Cultural competence is actions taken by providers in response to awareness and knowledge, or the performance of culturally congruent behaviors by providers or health care systems. Cultural imposition is an expectation that others will conform to the dictates of one's own culture.
5. Culturally congruent care incorporates several components. These include cultural diversity, cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence. Cultural diversity reflects the cultural differences that exist between health care professionals and a given population or cultural group. Cultural sensitivity involves assuming a learner role with respect to the culture of the population served. Cultural awareness encompasses providers' recognition of the influence of culture on health and health-related behaviors. Cultural competence is actions taken by providers in response to awareness and knowledge, or the performance of culturally congruent behaviors by providers or health care systems. Cultural imposition is an expectation that others will conform to the dictates of one's own culture.

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