cultural competency

Preferred Label : cultural competency;

MeSH definition : Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.;

MeSH synonym : competency, cultural; cultural competencies;

Related MeSH term : cultural competence; Competence, Cultural; Cultural Sensitivities; Sensitivities, Cultural; Sensitivity, Cultural;

MeSH annotation : consider also TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; consider also TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

Details

Origin ID

D054521;

UMLS CUI

C1955950;

Allowable qualifiers
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Culture and susceptibility (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Culture sensitivity (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cultural competency [Q-code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Cultural Competency [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- Cultural Sensitivity [MeSH concept]
- cultural competence [MeSH concept]
- cultural competency [MeSH concept]
See also
- Culturally Competent Care [MeSH Descriptor]
- transcultural nursing [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Idea or Concept [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cultural Competency [NCIt concept]

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