Cultural Competence in Nursing

Catalog description

This course introduces the theoretical basis of cultural competence in nursing through seminar-style discussion and activity-based learning. Topics of discussion center around cultural humility, cultural awareness, cultural desire, cultural skill, cultural knowledge, and cultural encounters. It is expected that students in this course will engage in the process of cultural competence as a journey that will continue throughout nursing education and into their professional nursing practice. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credit hours.