title: Weathering multicultural clashes: knowing hospice patient ethnicity.
abstract: Dealing with a death in the family is always difficult. Hospice professionals can ease some of the burden by learning about each family's particular religious and cultural beliefs, ensuring that everyone's emotional and cultural needs are addressed.
authors.affiliation: DHT/Torrance Memorial Home Health & Hospice, CA, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Premdas
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012067:Religion; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce