Cultural Congruence and Infusion Nursing Practice

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Healthcare Disparities
• Cultural Competence

Background:

• Cultural competence is essential in contemporary nursing practice.
• Unconscious bias negatively impacts patient relationships and health outcomes.
• Existing nursing models address cultural competence and diversity.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review established nursing models of cultural competence.
• To highlight assessment tools for patient understanding of illness.
• To emphasize the role of self-reflection in developing cultural competence.

Main Methods:

• Review of prominent cultural competence nursing models (Purnell, Leininger, Campinha-Bacote).
• Examination of patient assessment models (Kleinman, LEARN).
• Analysis of the Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice for diversity elements.

Main Results:

• Several nursing models provide frameworks for cultural competence.
• Assessment tools can improve understanding of patient perspectives on illness.
• Infusion nursing standards incorporate diversity and cultural competence.

Conclusions:

• Cultural competence is a critical component of effective nursing care.
• Models and tools exist to support culturally sensitive practice.
• Infusion nurses should engage in self-reflection to enhance their cultural competence.