Cultural competence is defined as having “the attitudes, knowledge and skills necessary for providing quality care to diverse populations” (Black, 2014, p. 198). Healthcare professionals who have obtained cultural competency “are prepared to provide patient-centered care with a focus on the patient’s specific needs that are shaped by culture” (Black, 2014, p. 198). I had the opportunity to interview one of my friends, Nawfal Patel. Nawfal has grown up into the Muslim religion his entire life, and has family members that are in the healthcare profession. Having the chance to interview him was very interesting to me since I’m not entirely familiar with his religion. Nawfal educated me on his family’s culture and traditions, and how they are affected in the medical field. …show more content…
Every patient deserves to receive the highest quality of care, regardless of their ethnicity.” A major tone I received from hearing Nawfal talk was respect. He continued to say that “healthcare professionals need to be professional. Being professional is forgetting your personal biases against people and doing your job in the most respectable way possible.” I agreed with him that it isn’t fair for people of other cultures to be segregated against in the hospital, just because they have a different cultural