Transculturality: the nurse with skills in cultural competency

Transcultural nursing is an essential aspect of healthcare today. The ever-increasing transcultural population in the Portugal poses a significant challenge to nurses providing individualized and holistic care to their patients. This requires nurses to recognize and appreciate cultural differences i...

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Autores: Vilelas, José Manuel da Silva, Janeiro, Sandra Isabel Dias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Reme (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/50343
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50343
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atención de Enfermería
Enfermería Transcultural
Competencia Cultural
Cuidados de Enfermagem
Cuidados Transculturais
Competência Cultural
Nursing Care
Transcultural Nursing
Cultural Competency
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Sumario:Transcultural nursing is an essential aspect of healthcare today. The ever-increasing transcultural population in the Portugal poses a significant challenge to nurses providing individualized and holistic care to their patients. This requires nurses to recognize and appreciate cultural differences in healthcare values, beliefs, and customs. Nurses must acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in cultural competency. Culturally competent nursing care helps ensure patient satisfaction and positive outcomes. This article discusses changes that are important to transcultural nursing. It identifies fators that define transcultural nursing and analyzes methods to promote culturally competent nursing care. The need for transcultural nursing will continue to be an important aspect in healthcare. Additional nursing research is needed to promote transcultural nursing.