Nursing older people from ethnic minority communities.
As people from ethnic minority communities grow into old age, nurses must respond positively to their needs. A resource guide recently published by a working group established by the RCN's Race and Ethnicity sub-committee, urges nurses to both understand the different health needs of ethnic groups and to respect the involvement of older people in their own care. Here, we summarise the guide's main points.
D000368:Aged; D005006:Ethnicity; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*