Cultural competence:
a. encourages stereotyping of patients.
b. emphasizes differences between different people.
c. involves ongoing expansion and updating.
d. is a destination rather than a journey.
C
Cultural competence involves ongoing expansion and updating of knowledge and beliefs.
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