Cultural Competency

The American population, now more than 323 million people, continues to grow in its diversity while shifting in ....

Followers of Islam are known as Muslims or Moslems. It's also acceptable to refer to followers as "Islamic." Mus....

Health professionals are called upon by clients and the media to translate research into actionable advice. How ....

Chinese-Americans constitute the largest group of Asian-Americans in the United States, accounting for 23% of th....

Healthcare providers must communicate effectively with limited English-proficient patients to ensure patient saf....

Simply put, members of racial, ethnic and cultural minority groups suffer from healthcare disparities. In this m....

In August 2008, The Joint Commission began developing accreditation standards for hospitals to promote, facilita....

Individual social, spiritual and physiological factors seem to influence the experience of pain. People experien....

The U.S. is becoming more culturally diverse than ever, but the nursing workforce continues to be largely non-Hi....

Even before the devastating earthquake in 2010, caring for people from Haiti presented healthcare professionals ....