Intersectionality has implications for examining the interplay of privilege and oppression within the therapeutic encounter between the nurse and client, within the profession itself, and the practice environment (Van Herk, Smith, & Andrew, 2011). The application of an intersectionality framework to nursing invites nurses to reflect on their own authoritative status, especially when they provide care to women who may face different forms of disempowerment or marginalization. Most importantly, it requires nurses to not only be aware of but also to identify and facilitate those processes that enhance the agency of women and the integration of their perspective in the delivery of care. Nursing practice delivered in this manner cultivates a space where pregnant HIV-positive refugee women's unique cultural, health, and obstetrical concerns may be recognized, respected, and supported. Without careful attention to their position of privilege and authority within the health care context, nurses, despite good intentions, might run the risk of provid- ing care that is disconnected from the needs of this particular group of women or perpetuating processes (such as stigmatization) that influence both health outcomes and access to health care (Van Herk et al., 2011). Intersectionality offers health care providers a more insightful picture of the experiences of refugee women and a better understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of their lives in the context of HIV and pregnancy. It may also provide alternative explanations to so-called "resistances" in care practices such as "noncompliance" with medical advice or absences from medical appointments. Within the practice arena, an intersectional tool could be used in assessing factors that need to be addressed regarding a person's health by focusing on individual (micro), social (meso), and system (macro) forces that may impact or limit them in achieving their health goals.