Authors

Janet Delgado Rodríguez

Position

Enfermera. Licenciada en Filosofía. Máster en Bioética. Enfermera asistencial en la UVI del Hospital Universitario de Canar

Contact address

C/ Géminis, 11, Vda. 5. 38206 La Laguna (Sta. Cruz de Tenerife).

Contact email: janet_al_habla@yahoo.es

Abstract

The practice of nursing can be framed in that intersection between what universalizable care as opposed to individualized care, adap­table to the concrete and specific characteristics of each. To reconcile the patient's autonomy and justice, the nursing practice of today must strive to address the differences, in the particular contexts in which people live with multiple ways of understanding life, health, disease, etc.
The aim of this paper is to stress the importance for professionals of adapting a nursing care model from an intercultural perspective and the need to acquire cultural competence, since it will be through it that nursing­ care quality will be provided.
We describe and analyze the meaning of caring from an intercultural and cultural competence, identifying the essential objectives and
elements for the development of each of these concepts, emphasizing the important role of cultural mediators in the health setting.

Keywords:

communication; cultural medi­cation; ethics; interculturality; nursing care; nursing fundamentals

Versión en Español

Título:

Cuidados interculturales, un reto para la Enfermería