Transcultural Healthcare in a Digital Disruption Era

Abstract

        This academic paper about transcultural healthcare in a digital era aims to describe the background of transcultural healthcare using transcultural nursing as an example to explain that transcultural nursing is nursing practices that concern about life believe understanding language and differences among custom, tradition, and culture of the clients, their family members, and communities focusing on patient as a center. This paper also gives some comments on healthcare culture and healthcare seeking in various types. Hence, the healthcare provider should have knowledge and understanding about culture, cultural sensitivity, and conventional transcultural healthcare which resulting in the highest benefits for clients and their satisfaction.

        Thus, the healthcare provider should study the concepts, principles, and characteristics of transcultural healthcare. Three examples of transcultural nursing care systems were introduced. The author suggests the way forward of transcultural healthcare in digital disruption era by integrating the innovation in comply with outcome indicators and medical treatment.