The delivery of culturally sensitive health care to Native Americans

Cultural factors significantly influence the Native American's perspectives of traditional professional health care practices. To most effectively deal with Native American clients, health care providers must understand, respect, and demonstrate sensitivity to the values and implications of the Native American culture. A basic understanding of a group's cultural beliefs, values, and practices will enable the holistic nurse to appreciate the importance of appropriate interactions and techniques and, therefore, make health care more readily accepted. This article reviews the health and illness beliefs, the traditional remedies, the critical need for holistic health care, and the Five Great Values that guide Native American behavior. Familiarization with these cultural components will facilitate the provision of quality, holistic health care through improved interactions with Native American clients.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association - 14(1996), 4 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 295-307

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanchez, T R [VerfasserIn]
Plawecki, J A [VerfasserIn]
Plawecki, H M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.05.1997

Date Revised 14.02.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM091019052