title: Developing cultural sensitivity. When your client is Filipino American.
abstract: A nurse caring for a Filipino patient must keep in mind what is known about the patient's cultural background so that culturally appropriate care can be provided. While many persons with Filipino background appear well assimilated into the cultural mainstream of the United States when illness occurs it is very likely that behavior will have some basis in the individual's cultural heritage.
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vance
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004032:Diet; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012944:Social Support