Examine Your Barriers to Cultural Competence

Barriers to Cultural Competence
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Barriers to Cultural Competence
Similar to any other nursing practitioner working on my cultural competency has been a significant aspect of development. Fortunately, I do not have any barriers affecting my cultural competence, which can be attributed to specific reasons. Firstly, I have maintained heightened interest in understanding the influence of diversity and how a nurse can improve their competency by addressing the existing challenges. Therefore, I have read increased literature on cultural competence, applied the acquired knowledge, and used the existing information as a foundation for devising contemporary ways for addressing probable barriers. For instance, I understand that some of the most popular barriers affecting the cultural competency of nurses revolve around religion and spirituality, communication language barriers, family involvement in decision-making, and truth-telling among others (Clark, 2008; Cang-Wong et al., 2009). Given these predefined issues, I have made it a personal responsibility to identify the possible consequences of ignoring each issue and techniques and strategies to address them. Assertively, such interest and progress on the subject have made it easier to use both communication and knowledge in countering any existing barrier.
Secondly, the nursing practice has multiple workplace stressors depending on a variety of properties and aspects. However, in the case of cultural competence, I have never viewed the barriers as physical and emotional outcomes emanating from the disparity between the demands of the practice and the degree of control nurses have in addressing these prerequisites (Cang-Wong et al.

, 2009). Despite the prevalence of culture and diversity, I should be able to provide high-quality care. Moreover, it is a choice on whether I want to have control over the barriers or not. Therefore, I believe I can always tackle the hindrance to cultural competency using my skills and knowledge; an attitude that has helped me in becoming more sensitive to family and culture in addition to using communication as the basis for devising concrete resolutions.
References
Cang-Wong, C., Murphy, S. O., & Adelman, T. (2009). Nursing responses to transcultural encounters; what nurses draw on when faced with a patient from another culture. The Permanente Journal, 13(3), 31.
Clark, M. J. (2008). Population and Community Health Nursing. 6th Edition. Pearson.