A soul in pain

Caring for Will Norris taught Gail Molnar Pfeifer a valuable lesson in cross-cultural communication--but not until after Norris died. The nurse and patient failed to communicate across cultural lines. It is important to try to understand patients from their own perspective.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The American journal of nursing 1995-07, Vol.95 (7), p.59-62
Main Author: Pfeifer, G M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Communication
Culture
Death & dying
Female
Heroin
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - nursing
Male
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Patients - psychology
Poetry as Topic
Race relations
Referral and Consultation
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
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Summary:Caring for Will Norris taught Gail Molnar Pfeifer a valuable lesson in cross-cultural communication--but not until after Norris died. The nurse and patient failed to communicate across cultural lines. It is important to try to understand patients from their own perspective.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/00000446-199507000-00030