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Are nurses aware of the differing health care needs of Vietnamese patients?
Author(s) -
Shanahan Mary,
Brayshaw D Lynette
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.22030456.x
Subject(s) - vietnamese , nursing , psychology , health care , medline , medicine , political science , philosophy , linguistics , law
This study examined the knowledge a small group of community nurses have of the Vietnamese culture In our multi‐cultural society nurses are being challenged to offer culturally appropriate care Provision of care depends on an accurate assessment of health care needs which may differ from those of the dominant culture The results indicated a lack of knowledge of the Vietnamese culture and the specific health care practices of the Vietnamese This lack of knowledge is being rectified by in‐service education