Introduction
This section extends our understanding of how a nurse's knowledge of transcultural care can be transferred into practice in order to provide nursing care in a culturally sensitive manner. As such it utilises the elements of the nursing process; assess, plan, implement, and evaluate, in conjunction with Roper, Logan and Tierney's (1983) 'Activities of Living' model in a problem-solving manner, concepts that will be familiar to nurses. Whilst it is recognised that Roper et al's model is predominantly focused around the physical aspects of nursing care, non-the-less its use provides a framework for describing the kinds of problems adult and older patients/clients may present with, in an acute hospital setting or in the community. When combined with a transcultural nursing model the nurse is enabled to engage with the patient/client in a culturally sensitive manner in the provision of culturally appropriate nursing care.