The Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 40, no. 6, September 2001, pp. 252-258
Description
Experiences of 40 Native American nurses who wanted more cultural content in their nursing program and identified struggles with culture shock, culture differences, stereotypes and racist attitudes.
Includes brief description of panel presentations, highlights of findings from Survey of Nurses in Isolated First Nations Communities, discussion on band-employed nursing issues, and key elements of a nursing recruitment plan.
Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 40, no. 6, September 2001, pp. 282-284
Description
Explains one approach to developing cultural sensitivity and competence through study of five phenomena: communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control and biological variation.