Nurses' Descriptions of Caring for Culturally Diverse Clients

The nursing profession has responded to today's cultural diversity through theory development, association statements, research, and inclusion of cultural content in nursing curricula. This qualitative study was completed to explore whether this increased attention to cultural diversity is resu...

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Published in:Clinical nursing research 1998-05, Vol.7 (2), p.125-146
Main Author: Kim, Sheryl Reimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cultural Diversity
Cultural sensitivity
Diversity training
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Influence
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Practice
Prejudice
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transcultural Nursing - education
Transcultural Nursing - methods
USA
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Summary:The nursing profession has responded to today's cultural diversity through theory development, association statements, research, and inclusion of cultural content in nursing curricula. This qualitative study was completed to explore whether this increased attention to cultural diversity is resulting in culturally sensitive nursing care. In this preliminary description of cross-cultural care, eight recently graduated nurses were each interviewed twice. Caring for culturally diverse clients is reflected by these participants as complex and challenging, due to the interrelatedness of multiple personal and contextual factors. Nurses' commitment to caring for culturally diverse clients varies, ranging from "resistant" to "generalist" to "impassioned." Contextual factors include the setting of health care, the support of colleagues, the institutional climate, the foundation of education, and the presence of racism. Despite the nursing profession's attention directed toward issues of cultural diversity, it seems that the goal of culturally sensitive care remains a distant ideal.
ISSN:1054-7738
1552-3799
DOI:10.1177/105477389800700204