Implementing cultural safety to enhance the care of mental health service users

De, Diana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0182-2837, Fothergill, Anne and Richardson, Jim 2022. Implementing cultural safety to enhance the care of mental health service users. Mental Health Practice 25 (2) , 34. 10.7748/mhp.2022.e1584

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Abstract

Culture plays an important role at every level of healthcare and in every healthcare encounter. Cultural factors significantly affect the interactions between mental health nurses and service users, the experience of mental health service users and ultimately their health-related outcomes. The concept of cultural safety originates from the work of Maori nurse leaders in New Zealand. It builds on concepts such as transcultural nursing, intercultural competence, cultural congruence and cultural competence, enabling a deeper exploration of the underlying issues of inequality affecting people from minority groups. Implementing cultural safety in mental health nursing practice can enhance the quality of care by promoting culturally sensitive communication and prompting nurses to better accommodate the needs of service users. This article discusses the concept and benefits of cultural safety in the context of mental health nursing and explains how mental health nurses can use cultural safety to enhance the experience and health-related outcomes of service users with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Publisher:	RCN Publishing (RCNi)
ISSN:	1465-8720
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 May 2022
Date of Acceptance:	7 October 2021
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2022 11:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149553

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