title: Nurse anesthetists' perspectives on improving the anesthesia care of culturally diverse patients.
abstract: This paper reports the findings from a study which investigated whether the personal experiences of graduate and student nurse anesthetists could provide information on ways to improve the anesthesia care of culturally diverse patients. The study was designed as an exploratory descriptive qualitative investigation involving interviews with informants who were nurse anesthetists from cultural groups other than the dominant group of Anglo-Americans in a large midwestern city in the United States (US). Information emerged from the data that provided pertinent considerations for the provision of culturally congruent nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires