The clarion call from the Institute of Medicine for cultural competency along with nursing standards of cultural care and education on competencies of care for diverse groups are entertained in this column. Ideas from the humanbecoming family model will also be discussed as they relate to cultural care. Finally, a simple solution to the problem of attaining cultural competence by healthcare providers is proposed.
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