title: [Transcultural nursing and beliefs: values and practices of the Gypsy population].
abstract: It's a question of mini-ethnographic study in nursing where it is emphasized the belief of cares, mettles, way of life, world sight of a group of gypsies of origin ROM. It was exploited the theoretical referential by LEININGER for helping the understanding of this culture, visualizing proposals in procedures and decisions of care, so as to provide cares culturally congruent. The author advocates some definitions referring to the especialty of gypsy culture concerning its cultural approaches when providing care, as subsidized for future studies.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem Wenceslau Braz, Itajubá-MG.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Braga
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001938:Brazil; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D006178:Romani People / Q000523:psychology*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing
vernacular_title: Enfermagem transcultural e as crenças, valores e práticas do povo cigano.