Appalachians
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Describe the history of the Appalachian region. 2. Describe Appalachian communication patterns. 3. Describe the Appalachian orientation…
Mexican Americans
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Discuss the influence of Spanish-language usage by Mexican Americans in adapting to the mainstream U.S. culture. 2….
African-Americans
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Identify ways in which the African-American culture influences African-American individuals and their health-seeking behaviors. 2. Recognize the…
Biological Variations
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Articulate biological differences among individuals in various racial groups. 2. Relate the importance of knowledge of biological…
Environmental Control
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Recognize relevant cultural factors that affect health-seeking behaviors related to environmental control. 2. Recognize relevant cultural factors…
Social Organization
Behavioral Objectives After reading this chapter, the nurse will be able to: 1. Describe how cultural behavior is acquired in a social setting. 2. Define selected terms unique to the…
Introduction to Transcultural Nursing
Theories of transcultural nursing with established clinical approaches to clients from varying cultures are relatively new. According to Madeleine , who founded the field of transcultural nursing in the mid-1960s,…
