Njie-Carr Veronica P S, Adeyeye Odunola, Sanneh Karamo, Ludeman Emilie
University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201.
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 2018 Jul;29(1):13-21.
Nursing has evolved over the past five decades in propagating the development of theoretical and empirical evidence through the application of nursing theories. The objective of this commentary is to stimulate scholarly debate focused on the development, application, and adaptation of nursing theory by nurse scientists, its relevance in the cross-cultural contexts, and to discuss future directions with a call to action using Leininger's seminal work on Culture Care Theory. The implicit nature of nursing theories preclude the optimal use and application in cross- cultural contexts because of the limitations in achieving conceptual, semantic, and operational equivalence. Work conducted by nurse scientists to date demonstrates that cultural values and beliefs are integral in cross-cultural contexts to enhance meaningful theory application for health interventions. More work is needed to advance nursing science through cross-cultural application of theories in research, practice, and education to optimize nursing theory adaptation in cross-cultural and international contexts.
在过去的五十年里，护理领域通过应用护理理论推动了理论和实证证据的发展。本评论的目的是激发学术辩论，聚焦于护士科学家对护理理论的发展、应用和调整，其在跨文化背景下的相关性，并以莱宁格关于文化护理理论的开创性工作为例，讨论未来方向并呼吁采取行动。护理理论的隐含性质由于在实现概念、语义和操作等效性方面存在局限性，妨碍了其在跨文化背景下的最佳使用和应用。迄今为止，护士科学家开展的工作表明，文化价值观和信仰在跨文化背景下对于加强健康干预措施的有意义理论应用至关重要。需要开展更多工作，通过在研究、实践和教育中跨文化应用理论来推进护理科学，以优化护理理论在跨文化和国际背景下的适应性。
