cultural Skill
The third construct in developing cultural competence is cultural skill. Cultural skill refers to the ability of nurses to effectively integrate cultural awareness and cultural knowledge : when conducting a cultural assessment and to use the findings meet needs of culturally diverse clients (Campinha-Bacote, )03). Culturally skillful nurses elicit from clients their perception of the health problem, discuss treatment protocol, negotiate acceptable options, select interventions that incorวrate alternative treatment plans, and collaborate with all stakeholders. For example, culturally competent nurses use appropriate touch during conversation and modify the physical distance between themselves and others while meeting mutu¬ally agreed-upon goals.