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Interactions of three cultures.

The cultural competence of a nurse is predicated on an awareness of the interactions of three cultures (Dennis, 2003).

Every nurse brings two cultures into a relationship with patients. The first culture is that of the personal self. The qualities and characteristics of the nurse’s personal culture are key determinants of personal and professional behavior. The second culture, which is equally important, is that of the health care delivery system. The nurse represents the health care system and helps the patient and family acquire access to this system, which has its own separate and unique culture. Both of these cultures, that of the nurse and of the health care system, must strike a balance with a third culture, that of the patient.

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