Cross-Cultural Nursing
Current Nursing is an open access website devoted to timely nursing practices and news. This particular post is aimed at increasing the nursing population’s awarenessof cultural differences, especially between health care practitioners and patients. Since hospitals in many countries serve a culturally diverse population, a sensitivity and understanding of culture is essential to successful treatment.
The article is a stimulating foray into culturally-bound concepts of health, disease, reposal, healing, medicine and other related topics. Its ultimate goal is to “use research findings to provide culturally congruent, safe and meaningful care to clients of diverse or similar cultures.” Culture pervades all industries, even the most scientific, which are commonly perceived to be objective. The health industries are excellent candidates for cultural learning, as they deal with cultural diversity on a daily basis.
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