title: Caring: utilizing the Watson theory to transcend culture.
abstract: The United States is increasingly becoming a multicultural pluralistic society. This is especially true in Florida where the present manuscript was written. Nurse practitioners must respond to growing diversity with competency and theory-based practice strategies. This paper describes application of theoretical models of caring to a diverse population in Florida with emphasis on the Giger and Davidhizar model of transcultural nursing.
authors.affiliation: Gentiva Health Services, Brooksville, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rexroth
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004645:Empathy; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D016746:Transcultural Nursing