Multicultural care in nursing—From the theoretical paradigm to the subjective experiences in clinical settings

Abstract

Last decade, the geography of immigration in Portu-gal experienced intense transformations with an in-creasing inflow of new and diversified migratory groups. An open questionnaire was developed and applied to 22 Portuguese nurses, aiming to analyse personal experiences and significant situations of nursing care in multicultural contexts. The under-standing of hospital routines, difficulties in managing physical space due to different cultural standards, body exposure, and body handling in nursing clinical care, emerged as more significant issues in reports of critical incidents focusing on multicultural contexts.