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Given the increasing diversity of patient populations and the rise of alternative and complementary therapy usage, today's caregivers must exude cultural competence. Demonstrating that you've honed your cultural competence might give you an edge over other candidates when interviewing for a job.

Show potential employers that you:

* focus on relationships between patients and individuals, family, the environment, and health care beliefs. Inform the interviewer if you've provided patients with bilingual nurses and translators or if you and your staff have made efforts to learn about non-traditional health practices.

* receive education regarding the influence of culture on health beliefs and practices.

* recognize-and use-- different communication styles to fit different situations.

* advocate for policy and procedure changes that promote culturally sensitive care.

* provide culturally sensitive education to patients, families, and colleagues. If you've sought resources in the patient's primary language, point this out during the interview.

Candidates should show a firm knowledge of the following cultural components that influence care provision to diverse populations:

1. Verbal, nonverbal, and written communication. Do you know when to ask for a translator's assistance? Can you recognize the nuances of body language?

2. Space. How do you recognize and meet different patient wishes regarding personal space?

3. Social organization. How have you identified and incorporated into the care plan religious values and role expectations?

4. lime. What steps do you take to better understand the time perceptions of diverse patients?

5. Environment. How do you recognize a patient's view regarding his or her surroundings, including various approaches such as traditional western or holistic?

6. Biological variation. How do you instruct staff to assess genetic variations, differences in drug metabolism and interactions, and disease susceptibility?

Source: "Cultural Self-Assessment and Sensitivity: A Prescription for Nursing in the New Millennium," by Alyssa Monacelli, RN, BSN, OCN, and Dorothy Chesley, RN, PhD, Nurse Oncology Education Program Newsletter:6(1). Texas Nurses Association. Available online: http://www.texasnurses.org/foundation/noep/newsletter.