Abstract

BONILL DE LAS NIEVES, Candela  and  CELDRAN MANAS, Miriam. The care and culture: Origin, connections and theories in nursing. Index Enferm [online]. 2012, vol.21, n.3, pp.160-164. ISSN 1699-5988.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1132-12962012000200011.

We live immersed in a multicultural society. Culture determines the way in which a person lives in both health and illness. We need to have, as professionals, the necessary knowledge, not only about other cultures and their own, but also cultural attitudes, and have the skills needed to conduct culturally competent care in any given situation. This article discusses culture and care concepts, their connections and the current theories in the field of cultural care. The aims are to offer alternatives that defend the importance of seeing the needs of the patient from the perspective of cultural competence and to leave behind the reductionist view of the person.

Keywords : Cultural Care; Cultural competence; Culture; Care; Transcultural Nursing; Nursing; Multicultural Societies; Nursing Theories; Nursing Models.