The motivation of the health care professional to "want to" engage in the process of becoming culturally competent, not "have to," is called:

Question

a. cultural knowledge.
b. cultural awareness
c. cultural desire
d. cultural skill.

Answer 1

C
Cultural encounters are the continuous process of interacting with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds to validate, refine, or modify existing values, beliefs, and practices about a cultural group and to develop cultural desire, cultural awareness, cultural skill, and cultural knowledge. Cultural awareness is deliberate self-examination and in-depth exploration of one's biases, stereotypes, prejudices, assumptions and "-isms" that one holds about individuals and groups who are different from them. Cultural knowledge is the process of seeking and obtaining a sound educational base about culturally and ethnically diverse groups. Cultural skill is the ability to collect culturally relevant data regarding the patient's presenting problem, as well as accurately performing a culturally based physical assessment in a culturally sensitive manner. Cultural desire is the motivation of the health care professional to want to engage in the process of becoming culturally competent, not have to.