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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to healthcare organizations across the world. This article describes an international joint venture between Mayo Clinic and Abu Dhabi to care for an increasing number of patients with COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many nurses practicing today lack basic education about LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) patient care. How can they better prepare to care for this population? This article provides insight on LGBTQ people, their health risks and disparities, and how nurses can work with LGBTQ patients to improve outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cultural competence is essential for establishing rapport with patients and for assessing patients' needs. This article discusses how self-awareness can help nurses provide culturally competent care to patients and their families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the prevalence of chronic pain particularly the Black Americans due to the demographic change in the U.S. It states that the nurses and healthcare providers should provide a cultural responsive pain care to the Black American patients. It cites several factors to assess racial awareness in patient care including awareness, skill, knowledge, encounters and desire and documentation.

The article offers information on the methods of preparing nurses to care for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Topics discussed include the access to medical interpreters speaking minority language, the role of nurses in addressing the issues of language-linked healthcare disparities, and the improvement of outcomes for all patients.

The article focuses on the role of nurses in providing assistance among women who have experienced rape and war-related sexual assistance. Topics discussed include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced by women victims, the key role of nurses to facilitate the removal of communication barriers, and familial support and prevention of escalation when identifying risks for violence. INSETS: Health risks associated with PTSD;Health problems associated with sexual violence;Preventing vicarious trauma and burnout.

The article focuses on guidance for practitioners from social care and health services in developing culturally competent practice. It discusses the significance of cultural competence in nursing care, and how the nurses can deliver it. The cultural competent nurses rely on a belief that everyone should get fair and equal healthcare access and opportunities. Topics include role of culturally competent nursing care, professional medical interpreter services, and cultural competence evaluation. INSET: Becoming familiar with current standards and guidelines.

The article discusses cultural competency in healthcare. It explores the relevance of the concept in building patient-nurse relationships in culturally diverse settings. It discusses the issues of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status in establishing rapport and communication with patients to achieve better treatment outcomes.

This article presents information on transcultural nursing and also learning to respect individual patients preferences. When caring for a patient from a culture different from one's own, one need to be aware of and respect his cultural preferences and beliefs; otherwise, he may consider the nurse insensitive and indifferent, possibly even incompetent. Research reveals that people from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain require the most personal space between themselves and others. Those from Latin America, Japan, and the Middle East need the least amount of space and feel comfortable standing close to others. One should keep these general trends in mind if a patient tends to position himself unusually close or far and be sensitive to his preference when giving nursing care. INSET: Overcoming barriers to communication.

The article provides an answer to a question about an English-speaking woman from Laos, who needs help in getting a driver's license in the U.S.

The article provides an answer to a question on how to regain the trust and provide nursing care to a Muslim patient who has been distressed due to an incidence concerning her Islamic beliefs.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Reaching for Cultural Competence" in the June 2013 issue.

The article provides an answer to a nurse's question concerning how to care for a patient with the Latin American cultural illness susto, which he called "fright sickness.

Focuses on how nurses can provide proper medical care to patients with different cultural backgrounds by considering their social life and customs. Cultural assessment; Medicine men and native healers; Beliefs and practices about health and health care.

Describes the misdiagnosis of a middle-aged South American Indian who got lost in Florida while taking part in a government-sponsored project. Incomprehensibility of man's behavior to the medical staff; Provision of medication for paranoid schizophrenia; Garnering of patient's story after communicating with nurse who was of Spanish-Indian descent.