title: Nursing in rural Native American communities.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buehler
mesh_terms: 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