Cultural Encounter
Cultural encounter is the fourth construct essential to becoming culturally competent.encounter refers to the process
that permits nurses to seek opportunities to engage in cross- cultural interactions (Munoz and Luckmann, 2005). There
are two types of cultural encounters: direct (face-to-face) and indirect. An example of a direct cultural encounter occurs when nurses learn directly from their Puerto Rican clients about spicy foods that they avoid during periods of breastfeeding. Indirect cultural encounters occur when nurses share these assessment findings with other nurses to help them develop their knowledge to effectively care for other Puerto Rican clients who arc breastfeeding. The most important encounters are those in which nurses engage in effective communication, use appropriate language and literacy level, and learn about clients' life experiences and the significance of these experiences for health (Leininger, 2002a). In some communities, nurses may have few opportunities to work directly with persons of other cultures. Thus, when nurses come in contact with clients who are culturally different from the nurse, they should adapt general cultural concepts to the situation until they are able to learn directly from the clients about their culture (Figure 7-3). Developing cultural competence also comes from reading about, taking courses on, and discussing different cultures within multicultural settings.
Cultural EncounterCultural encounter is the fourth construct essential to becoming culturally competent.encounter refers to the processthat permits nurses to seek opportunities to engage in cross- cultural interactions (Munoz and Luckmann, 2005). There are two types of cultural encounters: direct (face-to-face) and indirect. An example of a direct cultural encounter occurs when nurses learn directly from their Puerto Rican clients about spicy foods that they avoid during periods of breastfeeding. Indirect cultural encounters occur when nurses share these assessment findings with other nurses to help them develop their knowledge to effectively care for other Puerto Rican clients who arc breastfeeding. The most important encounters are those in which nurses engage in effective communication, use appropriate language and literacy level, and learn about clients' life experiences and the significance of these experiences for health (Leininger, 2002a). In some communities, nurses may have few opportunities to work directly with persons of other cultures. Thus, when nurses come in contact with clients who are culturally different from the nurse, they should adapt general cultural concepts to the situation until they are able to learn directly from the clients about their culture (Figure 7-3). Developing cultural competence also comes from reading about, taking courses on, and discussing different cultures within multicultural settings.
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