title: Critique of transcultural practices in end-of-life clinical nursing practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Transcultural nursing practices for terminally ill patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine several criticisms of transcultural nursing theory in end-of-life care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature and interviews with nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses often encounter barriers that impede their ability to provide ideal end-of-life care.
authors.affiliation: Health and Community Systems Department, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ammi@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Deborah Dysart
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: Marianne LaPorte
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Matzo
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gadmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*