Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is the culmination of many years of research, drawing from the fields of social and behavioral science, Douglas, DNSc, RN, FAAN, and Dula F. Pacquiao, EdD, RN, CTN, note in their preface, "Transcultural nursing practice organization, community, society and the world as a whole.

The goal of TCN [transcultural nursing] practice is to promote health and well-being of individuals and populations by reducing health and care disparities through culturally congruent and competent approaches at the multilevel contexts of care."The Core Curriculum was originally published as a supplement to the October 2010 issue of the Journal of Transcultural Nursing and is published as a package with that issue. The Core Curriculum is the culmination of many years of research, drawing from the fields of social and behavioral science, philosophy, and nursing to establish a core of knowledge that supports transcultural nursing practice.  Below is an abbreviated table of contents of the valuable information contained in the Core Curriculum.

Chapter 1. Global Health Issues
Chapter 2. Comparative Systems of Health Care Delivery
Chapter 3. Theoretical Basis for Transcultural Care
Chapter 4. Cross‐Cultural Communication
Chapter 5. Culturally Based Health and Illness Beliefs and Practices Across the Life Span
Chapter 6. Culturally Based Healing and Care Modalities
Chapter 7. Cultural Health Assessment
Chapter 8. Educational Issues for Students, Organizational Staff, Patients, and Communities
Chapter 9. Organizational Cultural Competency
Chapter 10. Research Methodologies for Investigating Cultural Phenomena and Evaluating Interventions
Chapter 11. Professional Roles and Attributes of the Transcultural Nurse