Therefore, cultural competence is very vital in nursing practice particularly with patients suffering from mental health illnesses and must be considered at every step of the strategic blueprint in the prevention framework. In other to properly educate the psychiatric nurse practitioner student to appreciate differences in cultural backgrounds and personal experiences, all aspects of mental health systems should be reflective of the diversity of every community that they serve (Prosen M, 2015). The exploration of the philosophical assumptions behind the concept of cultural competence is optimally created as a process rather than an endpoint. Such as providing the individual patient
Therefore, cultural competence is very vital in nursing practice particularly with patients suffering from mental health illnesses and must be considered at every step of the strategic blueprint in the prevention framework. In other to properly educate the psychiatric nurse practitioner student to appreciate differences in cultural backgrounds and personal experiences, all aspects of mental health systems should be reflective of the diversity of every community that they serve (Prosen M, 2015). The exploration of the philosophical assumptions behind the concept of cultural competence is optimally created as a process rather than an endpoint. Such as providing the individual patient