Descriptor English: | Transcultural Nursing | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Enfermería Transcultural
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Enfermagem Transcultural | ||||
Descriptor French: | Soins infirmiers transculturels | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Nursing, Transcultural |
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Tree number(s): |
H02.478.676.920 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016746 | ||||
Scope note: | A nursing specialty created to answer the need for developing a global perspective in the practice of nursing in a world of interdependent nations and people. The focus of this nursing discipline is on the integration of international and transcultural content into the training. Courses include study in the area of cultural differences, nursing in other countries, and international health issues and organizations, as an example. |
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Annotation: | specialty; on an international or cultural level only; coordinate IM with nursing specialty (IM) if pertinent + culture or ethnic group (IM) if pertinent; specify geography; consider also CULTURAL COMPETENCY |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Nursing (1977-1991) Nursing Care (1975-1991) Primary Nursing Care (1977-1991) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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History Note: | 92 |
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Entry Version: | TRANSCULTURAL NURS |
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Related: |
Culturally Competent Care
MeSH Ethnopsychology MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 29771 | ||||
Unique ID: | D016746 | ||||
NLM Classification: | WY 107 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1991/04/29 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2014/06/16 |
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DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations
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Transcultural Nursing
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Concept UI |
M0025503 |
Scope note | A nursing specialty created to answer the need for developing a global perspective in the practice of nursing in a world of interdependent nations and people. The focus of this nursing discipline is on the integration of international and transcultural content into the training. Courses include study in the area of cultural differences, nursing in other countries, and international health issues and organizations, as an example. |
Preferred term | Transcultural Nursing |
Entry term(s) |
Nursing, Transcultural |
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