Developing cross-cultural competences

for ensuring health and healthcare equality and equity

Authors

  • Mirko Prosen University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-9037

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2018.52.2.262

Keywords:

cross-cultural competences, nurses

Abstract

Nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals are increasingly challenged by the complex changes generated by the dynamic cultural diversity of the present times. The roots of these changes lie in the worldwide globalisation processes and some societal circumstances, which led to great waves of migration, especially noticeable in the last decade.

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Author Biography

Mirko Prosen, University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia

PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, Assistant Professor

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Published

2018-06-21

How to Cite

Prosen, M. (2018). Developing cross-cultural competences: for ensuring health and healthcare equality and equity. Slovenian Nursing Review, 52(2), 76–80. https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2018.52.2.262

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