Cultural competence is a mindset to not just learn about other cultures, but to learn how to work with and care for patients from other cultures than ones own. As healthcare providers it is essential to be able to understand the beliefs in patients lives that affect their health and how they accept or refuse treatment recommendations. It becomes important to understand other alternative and complementary medicines that a patient may be using so as a provider one can help prevent adverse effects and interactions among treatments. This paper will share socioeconomic, spiritual, and lifestyle of an Asian male that can relate to health, it will also share issues that require sensitivity when interacting with the patient and why, provide five questions to ask in building a health history, and the assessment of health risks for this male patient.

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