Introduction The Gordon Model of Functional Health (Gordon, 1994) is a tool commonly used by nurses to help carry out a comprehensive assessment of a patient. It includes 11 different units of assessment, ranging from nutrition to sexual reproduction. One student, M, was assessed using only three units of Gordon's Functional Health Model: self-perception, role relationships, and value belief model (see the Appendix for a complete list of questions). Using the information obtained from the assessment, a cultural competence model was created using the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. Purnell's cultural competence model (Purnell, 2002) includes 12 cultural domains, each of which is discussed in detail with respect to the amount of information. M says he has, for the most part, achieved most of his goals in his life so far. She firmly believes, however, that she has worked very hard for all these achievements and that they have not been easy at all. M is still undecided about her major, but prefers social work or community health. She says she enjoys working with people and working together to achieve a personal goal. M is not religious, although her parents are Catholic. He states that this causes very little conflict in his relationships with his parents. They encourage her to make her own decisions. Her father is the breadwinner and she considers the family structure rigid but extremely rigid. He acquired the Spanish language during high school and university, attending numerous foreign language courses. She tends to speak very quickly when nervous, but otherwise has an even tone and volume. He has strong eye contact and relaxed body language. M tends to talk with his hands, especially when he gets emotional about something or if something is difficult to explain. His formal greetings are very correct and he tends to address superiors with “sir” or “madam”. Also, he tends to use surnames instead of first names if he is not familiar with one