Assignment Content

Question

As an advanced practice nurse, you have the "responsibility to influence both nursing and societal attitudes and behaviors toward eradicating structural/systemic racism and discrimination, and promoting social justice," as well as to "provide high-quality, equitable, and culturally competent health care" (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2021, p. 6).

Cultural competence in health care is defined as "having the knowledge, understanding, and skills about a diverse cultural group that allows the health care provider to offer acceptable care" (Giger et al., 2007). Nursing theorist Madeleine Leininger believed that optimal nursing care requires an understanding of a person’s beliefs and values. In this assessment, you will translate Leininger’s theory into practice.

Assessment Deliverable

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss how cultural care theory and the evidence surrounding cultural competence could guide your future practice.

Include the following in your paper:

• Provide an overview of Madeleine Leininger’s theory and how it relates to cultural awareness and competence in nursing.
• Describe the characteristics of a workplace culture that is inclusive.
• Identify your assessed biases and the biases of your colleagues.
• Apply cultural competence theory to create an environment of inclusivity.
• Describe how fostering an environment focused on cultural competence, inclusivity, and reducing health inequities improves workplace culture and quality outcomes for patients.

Include a minimum of 4 scholarly references. Cite your sources and format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assessment.

Assessment Support

• Review the rubric for guidance on deliverable expectations.
• Complete the assessment from Project Implicit to help identify your own biases.

References

Giger, J., Davidhizar, R., Purnell, L., Harden, J., Phillips, J., & Strickland, O. (2007). American Academy of Nursing expert panel report: Developing cultural competence to eliminate health disparities in ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 18, 95–102.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The Essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education.