Culturally congruent practice is "the application of evidence-based nursing that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of the healthcare consumer and other stakeholders."
Cultural competence is "the process by which nurses demonstrate culturally congruent practice."
--American Nurses Association (ANA). (2015a) Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Nursesbooks.org.
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