Global guidelines for culturally competent nursing practice

3^rd Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit

July 27-29, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Marianne Hattar-Pollara

California State University, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Globalization and migration of populations including professional nurses has heightened the challenge of caring for patients and groups with different life experiences from those of health providers. It has also heightened the awareness of health and care inequities in populations within a society and across different countries. A task force comprised of members of the American Academy of Nursing and the Transcultural Nursing Society was formed for the purpose of proposing standards of nursing practice that promotes culturally congruent/competent and equitable care for diverse populations worldwide. The first draft was published in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing and subsequently presented at the 24th quadrennial ICN Congress. Nurses around the globe were invited to comment on the standards� applicability, relevance, and completeness using the worldwide web. This presentation incorporates the input and feedback form nurses across the globe and discusses the process of global implementation of the guidelines.

Biography :

Marianne Hattar-Pollara is Chair of the Nursing Programs at California State University Northridge. Her research and publications examine cross cultural and global women’s health issues and international nursing. She holds a Doctoral degree from the University of California, San Francisco, a Master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)) and past Chair of the Expert Panel of the Global Nursing and Health of the American Academy of Nursing. She is a Fulbright scholar and currently serves on national and international Board of Trustees.

Email: marianne.hattar@csun.edu