Theprocess of Cultural Competence in the delivery of Healthcare Services byCampinha-Bacote will be used as the conceptual framework for the DNPproject.  According to Campinha-Bacote(2011), cultural competence (CC) is a process in which nurses constantly triesto attain the skill and the readiness to successfully work within the culturalcontext of their clients. According to Leininger and McFarland (2002), a culturallycompetent nurse acknowledges the fact that cultures affect the nurse-clientrelations and incorporates the client’s personal, social, and cultural needsand beliefs into the treatment plan. Campinha-Bacote described CC as a”process of becoming culturally competent” utilizing these concepts rather than”being culturally competent”.  Accordingto Campinha-Bacote (2011), the processof Cultural Competence in the delivery of Healthcare Services Model can be usedas a framework for developing and implementing culturally competent trainingfor staff.   Thefive concepts identified by Campinha-Bacote in this conceptual model arecultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, cultural encounters,and cultural desire. 

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