Issues of qualification assessment for nurses in a global market

Future nurses’ cultural competencies: what are their learning experiences during exchange and studies abroad? A systematic literature review

“…In nursing, the globalization process has generated a need for cultural competence (Leininger 2002) because the number of patients or clients from differing cultural backgrounds has increased in all the industrialized countries, and nurses are expected to manage multicultural issues in practice (Hancock 2002, Gerrish 2004). This increased multiculturalism challenges nurses to reassess their traditional roles, values and the boundaries among various professional groups in patient care (Järvinen 2004, Law & Muir 2006).…”