their impact on interactions with health care is essential for nurses, whether they are practicing in a clinical setting, education, research or administration. Cultural diversity addresses racial and ethnic differences, however, these concepts or features of the human experience are not synonymous. The changing demographics of the nation will continue to increase the cultural diversity of the United States population and those that have up to this point in time that have been considered to be the minority will, combined, constitute a national majority.The knowledge and skills relating to cultural diversity that I have obtained from my course in Anthropology I believe will help me to be able to strengthen and broaden the health care delivery system. Other cultures are capable of providing examples of a range of alternatives in services, delivery systems, conceptualization of illness, and treatment modalities. Cultural groups often utilize traditional health care providers, identified by and respected within the group. Concepts of illness, wellness, and treatment modalities evolve from a cultural perspective or world view. Concepts of illness, health, and wellness are part of the total cultural belief system.Knowing that culture is one of the organizing concepts upon which nursing is based and defined, it is important for me to understand:h how cultural groups understand life processes;h how cultural groups define health and illness;h what cultural groups do to maintain wellness;h what cultural groups believe to be the cause of illness;h how healers cure and care for members of cultural groups; andh how the cultural background of the nurse influences the way in which care is delivered.It would be important for me, as the nurse, to consider specific cultural factors impacting on individual clients and to recognize that intra cultural variation means that each client must be assessed for individual cultural differences.Nurses bring their ...