title: Reflections on ethnocentrism and racism: a challenge for advanced practice nurses.
abstract: As nurses and patient populations increasingly reflect the changing demographics of the United States, it will be necessary for nurses to address the critical issues surrounding a multicultural society. Nurses have been relatively quiet on the topic of ethnocentric and racist behavior. If advanced practice nurses are to be successful in assisting nurses and organizations to embrace cultural diversity, understanding ethnocentric and racist behaviors is key to developing strategies to facilitate the provision of culturally competent care.
authors.affiliation: National University, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D016746:Transcultural Nursing