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Preferred term

Cultural Competency  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Competence, Cultural
  • Cultural Competence
  • Cultural Sensitivities
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Sensitivities, Cultural
  • Sensitivity, Cultural

Note

  • consider also TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Scope note

  • Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054521

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