This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Xu, Y. Articles by Anderson, E. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Advances in Conceptualization of Cultural Care and Cultural Competence in Nursing: An Initial Assessment

Deborah Shelton, PhD, RN, CNA, BC

E. Carol Polifroni, RN, EdD, CNAA, BC

Elizabeth Anderson, PhD, APRN, BC

This article reviews advances in conceptualization of cultural care and cultural competence in the nursing literature. First, three evaluative criteria are set forth (i.e., practice, education, and research). Second, the published conceptualizations of cultural care and cultural competence are assessed based on the three criteria. The review suggests that conceptualizations of cultural care and cultural competence have made noted progress in the past few decades both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Based on this initial assessment, areas for further development are suggested to facilitate the continued advances in conceptualization of cultural care and cultural competence in the future.

Key Words: conceptualization • cultural care • cultural competence

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				K. L. Sitzman Diversity and the NCLEX-RN: A Double-Loop Approach J Transcult Nurs, July 1, 2007; 18(3): 271 - 276. [Abstract] [PDF]