Critique of transcultural practices in end-of-life clinical nursing practice.
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.
Mitchell
Ann M
AM
Health and Community Systems Department, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ammi@pitt.edu
Gale
Deborah Dysart
DD
Matzo
Marianne LaPorte
ML
McDonald
Margaret C
MC
Gadmer
Nina
N
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*