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In this cross‐sectional study, we explored the current status and the correlates of self‐perceived transcultural self‐efficacy among nurses working in a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou, China. A total of 336 nurses (age range, 24–50 years) completed the Chinese version of the Transcultural Self‐Efficacy Tool. The majority of respondents were female (94.64%), and 67.26% were government employees. Between group differences were assessed using the rank sum test. Most nurses had a below‐moderate level of self‐perceived transcultural self‐efficacy in all subscales (Cognitive [67.69%]; Practical [71.65%], Affective [66.75%]). Age, professional title, employment type, and income level had a significant influence on all three subscale scores of the survey instrument. Our findings highlight the need for inclusion of transcultural nursing in the continuing education curricula for nurses. Nursing managers should target continuing education based on the demographic characteristics of nurses. Hospital managers should consider minimizing the pay disparity between government‐employed and temporary nurses. These initiatives can help improve the quality of nursing care in a cross‐cultural milieu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is updated from a series written to introduce a Japanese audience to case management after the enactment of Japan's Long Term Care Insurance Acted in 2000. This act includes a provision for care management, and its anticipation resulted in the creation of a new professional called 'care manager' or 'kaigo shien senmon in.' The series was published last summer in Quality Nursing: The Japanese Journal of Research and Scholarship. The article presents the role of the case manager in the United States including background, definition, and functions of assessment planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation. Benefits of case management to the consumer, providers, payors, and the system are discussed. New directions for case management discussed include working with Community Health Workers to reach culturally diverse populations, population health management case management for long-term care populations, and direct contracting. The article is accompanied by a sidebar, which discusses case management as a linchpin, or central cohesive element that enhances the work of other health system components.