A nurse, new to the community health agency, works in a culturally diverse area of the community. The nurse is responsible for providing holistic care to clients and to be culturally competent

Question

The health agency requires the nurse to demonstrate which competency to exhibit cultural competence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Value diversity
B) Adopt the client's cultural values
C) Acquire cultural knowledge
D) Adapt to diversity
E) Speak the language of the client

Answer 1

Ans: A, C, D
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For community and public health agencies to be culturally competent, they must do the following: have a defined set of values and principles and demonstrate behaviors, attitudes, policies, and structures that enable them to work effectively cross-culturally; have the capacity to (1) value diversity, (2) conduct self-assessment, (3) manage the dynamics of difference, (4) acquire and institutionalize cultural knowledge, and (5) adapt to diversity and the cultural contexts of the communities they serve; and incorporate this capacity in all aspects of policy making, administration, practice, and service delivery, as well as systematically involve consumers, key stakeholders, and communities.