Embracing cultural competence as an ongoing journey is crucial for nurses to provide patient-centered care in an increasingly multicultural society Cultural humility takes cultural competence a step further.

Culture consists of the characteristic beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts shared by a particular group of people. Conversely, race is used to group people by certain physical or geographical characteristics, and it is a social construct

culture — characteristic beliefs, values, customs, traditions, behaviors, and artifacts shared by a particular group of people. cultural competence — ability of health-care professionals to provide effective care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. race — social construct used to group people by certain physical, social, or geographic characteristics. ongoing journey — crucial for nurses to provide patient-centered care in an increasingly multicultural society.