Culturally Aware Nursing

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This paper discusses how cultural diversity is becoming an increasingly important issue to nursing. The paper discusses the lack of diversity among nurses and describes how this can affect patient care. It then presents a case study of an Eastern Indian patient and discusses the need for an interpreter and how her care may have been affected by the lack of cultural diversity among the nurses.

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"Another strategy that can be used is the incorporation of cultural assessment tools, such as the Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory by Henry (1985 as cited by Burcham, 2002) and the Self-Examination in Transcultural Issues assessment by Davis (1994 as cited by Burcham, 2002) which measure the respondent's attitudes and general cultural knowledge. Medrano, Setzer, Enders, Costello, Benavente and Smith (2005) emphasize the limitations on effective health care delivery that nurses display in a diverse cultural patient setting when they bring their own perspectives and value system into the encounter."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Burcham, J. L. R. (2002). Cultural competence: an evolutionary perspective. Nursing Forum. Retrieved on October 16, 2006 from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1:96619979
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