TRANSCULTURAL NURSING AND TRADITIONAL CARE IN SUKUMA ETHNIC GROUP

John Bright Agyemang

Abstract:  The global increase in population resulting in recent multicultural societies is coupled with demand for diversity of services of which healthcare is no exception. Nursing as the core of healthcare delivery with reputable professional standards Worldwide is challenged to meet the demand of continuously providing culturally competent workforce. It is imperative to incorporate intercultural competence and multiculturalism into the curriculum of nursing education and support global student exchange networks in the training of nurse professionals to boast healthcare outcomes. This paper presents ethnographic narrative of the relationship between transcultural nursing and traditional care within the Sukuma ethnic group in Tanzania. 

Keywords: Culture, nursing, transcultural nursing, nursing education, Sukuma.

Title: TRANSCULTURAL NURSING AND TRADITIONAL CARE IN SUKUMA ETHNIC GROUP

Author: John Bright Agyemang

International Journal of Healthcare Sciences

ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)

Research Publish Journals

Vol. 7, Issue 1, April 2019 – September 2019

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TRANSCULTURAL NURSING AND TRADITIONAL CARE IN SUKUMA ETHNIC GROUP by John Bright Agyemang