1 East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2018 Jan;29(1):6-13. doi: 10.1177/1043659617704046. Epub 2017 May 3.
Nursing practice is continuously evolving in response to global health care need, sociopolitical culture, and advancing medical knowledge necessitating ongoing evaluation of professional practice. The purpose of this state of this science paper was to explore current perceptions of nursing and critique the depth of knowledge specific to nursing practice in the Appalachian region.
A review of the literature in multiple databases was conducted to explore perceptions of nursing in Appalachia.
Categories of perception included the following: (a) perceptions of nurses and education leaders that practice in the Appalachian region, (b) perceptions of communities of Appalachia and Appalachian health care systems, and (c) perceptions of patients possessing inherent cultural characteristics of the Appalachian region.
None of the literature specifically addressed perceptions of nursing. Much of the available literature was over 5 years old. A significant deficiency in understanding perceptions of nursing in Appalachia was identified.
护理实践不断发展以应对全球医疗保健需求、社会政治文化以及不断发展的医学知识，这需要对专业实践进行持续评估。本文旨在探讨当前对阿巴拉契亚地区护理的看法，并对护理实践的具体知识深度进行批评。
在多个数据库中进行文献综述，以探讨阿巴拉契亚地区护理的看法。
感知类别包括以下几类：（a）阿巴拉契亚地区的护士和教育领导者的看法，（b）阿巴拉契亚社区和阿巴拉契亚医疗保健系统的看法，以及（c）具有阿巴拉契亚地区固有文化特征的患者的看法。
没有文献专门探讨对护理的看法。现有的大部分文献都超过 5 年了。确定了对阿巴拉契亚地区护理看法的严重不足。
