Nursing in rural Native American communities.
This article discusses the importance of cultural sensitivity in providing nursing services to Native Americans. This necessitates general information about cultural universals that transcend specific tribes as well as cultural-specific knowledge. Cultural sensitivity also requires an understanding of the centuries-long oppression of Native Americans and their cultures by the dominant society.
Buehler
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Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco, CA.
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003469:Culture; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D011287:Prejudice; D012424:Rural Population; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service