This volume in the ?Gerontological Care= series is concerned with basic matters involving
transculturalism that are relevant to society as a whole and also to nursing science  as well
as practical nursing issues. Existing models  approaches and challenges are presented  and the
implications for nursing management  nursing education and nursing practice are described. Case
studies illustrate the handling of transcultural matters in everyday nursing care. With a
foreword by Nausikaa Schirilla and an afterword by Hürrem Tetcan-Güntekin.