A nurse practitioner has organized health brigades to provide care for clients in other countries. She recently has established a woman's clinic in an impoverished area and sees 20 women each day
Which of the following components of a culturally competent model of care does this ex-emplify most? a. Cultural awareness
b. Cultural encounter
c. Cultural knowledge
d. Cultural skill
B
Cultural encounters include exposure to those of a culture different than the provider's and prac-tice of delivering nursing care to those clients. This is a component of the model of Campin-ha-Bacote and colleagues (1996).
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