Main description:

This volume is the first to examine and promote the application of current, major transcultural nursing (TCN) theory and models and assessment tools in nursing education, practice, and administration. As a comprehensive text for master's and bachelor's level nursing students, it features case studies, care plans, initial role playing exercises, and implications of TCN concepts when planning, implementing and evaluating client care.

TCN Theory, Models, and Assessment Guide Discussed:

Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
Purnell's Model for Cultural Competence
Campinha-Bacote's Biblically Based Model of Cultural Competence
Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model
Spector's Health Traditions Model
Andrews and Boyle's Transcultural Nursing Assessment Guide for Individuals and Families

Key Features:

Reviews one theory and four major TCN models plus one TCN assessment guide
Provides assessment tools, case studies, and role playing exercises
Discusses implications of TCN concepts for planning, implementing and evaluating client care
Reviews TCN in an international context
Offers NCLEX-type test questions and answers in each section
Fulfills AACN content guidelines for cultural competency