Transcultural Advocacy and Policy in the Workplace: Implications for Nurses in Professional Development

This article introduces the role of nursing professional development specialists in serving as a resource for both patient and staff advocacy regarding cultural and linguistic matters. The impact of changing demographics, support for civil rights, and established policy related to culture and linguistics is emphasized. An overview of policy at local, state, and national levels is suggested to promote nursing professional development in the interest of culturally and linguistically compliant nursing practice.

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Martin, Mary Brigid PhD, CTN-A, FNP-BC, RN-BC

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development:

January/February 2014 - Volume 30 - Issue 1 - p 29–33

doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000027