Section: 1.2 - Cultural Competency for the Medical-Surgical Nurse | Medical-Surgical 1 | NextGenU.org


  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define unconscious cultural competency as it relates to patient care.
    • Outline the nurse’s progression toward achievement of unconscious cultural competency.
    • Explain the Purnell Cultural Competency model (PCM).
    • Describe how the medical-surgical nurse uses the PCM in practice.
    • Discuss family roles related to cultural competency.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 4 hours and 11 minutes.

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