title: The mystery of altruism and transcultural nursing.
abstract: Why do some individuals choose the professions they do? Is it for altruistic reasons? This article examines this question from the standpoints of sociobiology, evolutionary biology, game theory, and memetics. Implications for transcultural nursing are included. The Giger-Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model is presented as a nursing model and might explain altruism even beyond other models. An overview of the Giger-Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model is included.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Related Professionals, Medical Imaging and Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: Joyce Newman
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Giger
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States